(CNN) When Luke Skywalker emerges from his home at dusk on the planet Tatooine in "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope," he watches twin suns setting in the sky. The two suns are misaligned, with one lower in the sky than the other.
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Explained: Asteroid 465824 2010 FR, which will cross Earth's orbit soon | Explained News,The
NASA has been tracking asteroid 465824 2010 FR, which is twice as big as the Pyramid of Giza and is expected to cross the Earth's orbit on September 6 . It is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO) and a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA).
NEOs occasionally move close to the Earth as they orbit the Sun, and when this happens, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Study (CNEOS) determines their distance. NASA defines NEOs as comets and asteroids nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth's neighbourhood. These objects are composed mostly of water ice with embedded dust particles.
Satellogic Launches 11th Satellite to Low-Earth Orbit | Business Wire
In line with Satellogic's NewSats already in orbit, Hypatia is equipped with sub-meter multispectral and 30-meter hyperspectral cameras. This NewSat Mark IV is also equipped with new technologies in service of Satellogic's research and development of Earth-observation capabilities. Upon successful commissioning, these new capabilities will be available to existing Satellogic customers.
The launch demonstrates Satellogic's ability to adapt its satellites to different rockets and deployment systems. This mission will also allow Satellogic to test sub-meter imaging technology. Satellogic's current constellation remaps the planet at high resolution, which combined with Satellogic's low-cost offering, has opened up applications for its customers across industries.
Orbit Communication System's Tracking Antenna Performs Flawlessly During Initial Mission of
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. , Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbit Communication Systems Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a leading provider of precision tracking-based communications solutions, announced today that Orbit's Tracking and Telemetry Antenna Solution successfully supported and met all performance expectations during Virgin Orbit's initial LauncherOne rocket launch.
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne mission is to open space for everyone, by employing a Boeing 747 carrier for launching a rocket into orbit, thus enabling cost effective and increased availability of launching of small payloads into orbit.
Quite a lot has been going on:
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 August, 2020 - Mission Control Normal Operations Resume -
The night lights of the southeastern U.S. are pictured as the International Space Station orbited over the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NASA.
Mission controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center are returning to normal operations today after setting backup control centers at remote locations.
The International Space Station support team returned to Houston after setting up remote operations earlier this week when Hurricane Laura neared the Texas-Louisiana border.
China launches reusable experimental spacecraft into orbit from Inner Mongolia | South China
In Orbit Festival | Athens | September 4 & 5 | What's On | ekathimerini.com
Egypt's Lake Nasser As Seen From Orbit - SpaceRef
The International Space Station was orbiting above Egypt when an Expedition 63 crew member photographed a portion of Lake Nasser, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world.
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