AFRL's 3.5 meter telescope on Kirtland AFB, N.M. uses its laser to produce a guide star for a reference for adaptive optics, and previously held the record for the smallest telescope to image an asteroid's satellite.
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Starfire Optical Range (SOR)* telescope on Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque, recorded an image Nov. 29, 2021, of an of asteroid (22) Kalliope and its natural satellite Linus.
Do Asteroids Relate to Climate Change? One Is on Its Way to Planet Earth
You've likely heard about the film Don't Look Up , which tells the story of two astronomers (played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio) who find out about a comet that's about to destroy planet Earth.
“We have this very finite window of 10 years to make this transition.
An asteroid more than twice the size of the Empire State Building will pass by Earth | World News
'Don't Look Up' viewers say the crisis number from the film is actually a phone
Since the Adam McKay-directed film debuted on the streaming service on Dec. 24, some viewers have pointed out on Twitter that a phone number included in a fictional public service announcement in the film actually might be for a phone sex hotline.
In a scene about halfway into the movie, Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) appears in a PSA to quell fears about the cataclysmic asteroid heading for the planet.
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People in the news - Week of Jan. 7, 2021 | Union College
Jennifer Malatras , visiting assistant professor of psychology, presented at the annual convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. The presentation was a clinical roundtable, "Is it Working? Routine Outcome Monitoring in Practice, Supervision and Training.
Saladdin Ahmed , visiting assistant professor of political science, delivered a talk, "Negative Education and Inclusivity: Diversity Through Unlearning Culturalism," as part of the Wesleyan University Philosophy Colloquium Series.
Earth isn’t ‘super’ because sun had rings before planets | Mirage News
HOUSTON – (Jan. 5, 2021) – Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings — bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn’s rings — that likely played a role in Earth’s formation, according to a new study.
“In the solar system, something happened to prevent the Earth from growing to become a much larger type of terrestrial planet called a super-Earth ,” said Rice University astrophysicist André Izidoro , referring to the massive rocky planets seen around at least 30% of
I asked an astronomer what he thought of Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' - here's what he said -
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Every time I opened Netflix over the Christmas break, I was hit with the trailer for Don't Look Up.
The satire shows astronomers Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Lawrence) discovering a comet that is on a collision course with the earth that's as dangerous as it is short, giving just six months to divert the comet - with the response led by Trump-esque President Orlean (Streep).
Patrick Rowan's Skywatch: Earth is not the center of the universe - masslive.com
Earth passed perihelion yesterday — the closest point in our elliptical orbit of the sun. We reach this point at the start of every year, each time racking up another 584 million miles as Spaceship Earth zips along at almost 67,000 mph.
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