With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, as with the Hubble Space Telescope before it, space-based astronomy gets a lot of attention, but ground-based observatories are the real workhorses of space science, and they have a really big problem: satellites.
Ground-based observations of near-Earth objects, distant stars, nebulas and galaxies require remote locations with unpolluted night time skies, but they also require long exposure times, with optical lenses collecting light over several seconds or even minutes to accumulate enough distant ...
Russia Wagner Group: Russia-Ukraine War: US slaps sanctions on Chinese space science firm for ...
The General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces said 75 missiles were fired against Ukrainian targets, with 41 of them neutralized by air defenses.
The government is likely to put on hold the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, following demands from the industry for major changes, including dropping the composite licence provision, which allows insurers to undertake general and health insurance via a single entity.
Ukraine: US sanctions Chinese firm helping Russia's Wagner Group - BBC News
The US has sanctioned a Chinese company for allegedly providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to support the mercenary Wagner Group's combat operations for Russia.
Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute is among 16 entities slapped with curbs by the Treasury Department.
NASA's Webb Telescope receives top space foun | EurekAlert!
image: The protostar within the dark cloud L1527, shown in this image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is embedded within a cloud of material feeding its growth.
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale, A. Pagan, and A. Koekemoer (STScI)
Space Business: More Martians
This week : US export controls stand in the way of space supremacy, Rocket Lab's first US launch, and Boeing's big losses.
This competition is already happening on the civil side of space: China's new space station will vie with the International Space Station for global participation in space science. Meanwhile, this week SpaceX is set to launch astronauts from the UAE and Russia, alongside two Americans, to the ISS.
Treasury Sanctions Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organization | U.S.
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking additional actions to degrade the Russian Federation's capacity to wage war against Ukraine by sanctioning eight individuals and 16 entities, and four aircraft.
"As sanctions and export controls on Russia from our international coalition continue to bite, the Kremlin is desperately searching for arms and support – including through the brutal Wagner Group – to continue its unjust war against Ukraine," said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen.
How long does a comet last, and why do they disintegrate? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
What happens when an icy visitor from the outer Solar System breaks apart, and what we can learn from a comet's spectacular demise.
Back in the early months of 2020, a comet – formally catalogued as C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) – was beginning to brighten as it drew ever closer to the Sun.
Close call: This asteroid just missed Earth's satellites – DW – 01/27/2023
They call it "small," but the asteroid is estimated to be 3.5 to 8.5 meters (11.5 to 28 feet) across. If any of it survives its interaction with the Earth's atmosphere, NASA said "some of the bigger debris [could] potentially [fall] as small meteorites."
Asteroid 2023 BU flew over the southern tip of South America at about 4:29 p.m. PST on Thursday, January 26 (7:29 p.m. EST or 1:29 a.m. CET on Friday, January 27).
SpaceX and astronomers come to agreement on reducing Starlink astronomy impact https://t.co/RkbeLeGnJ6 https://t.co/gm3HuC8cTg SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Thu Jan 26 16:02:41 +0000 2023
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Hop aboard a shuttle to Kepler-1649c. Be there to welcome new lifeforms into the universe. All passengers must have a verified event ticket. There are 10,000 tickets in circulation so no need to panic. Limited seating available per trip. There will be multiple flights each hour shipping off from the NORAD Space Port in Iceland.
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