In 2021, NASA completed its busiest year of development yet in low-Earth orbit, made history on…
Comet Leonard by SoloHI
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A Christmas comet for Solar Orbiter
Comet Leonard, a mass of space dust, rock and ice about a kilometre across is heading…
Views of Comet Leonard from Two Sun-Watching Spacecraft
Ahead of Comet Leonard’s close pass of the Sun on Jan. 3, 2022, two Sun-observing spacecraft…
Hubble Lends a Helping Hand
Hubble has supported several of NASA’s most important missions and worked with other space- and ground-based…
Switzerland has its own AMSAT Organization
AMSAT-HB is the latest amateur radio satellite organization in the AMSAT fold. AMSAT-HB was formed in…
Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders
Norway’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-society, the Norwegian Radio Relay League (NRRL), is working with…
The chemistry of Christmas baubles, and the great scientist who made them possible
Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look and taste quite different. Yet…
New Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite Could Launch on December 25
The CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) amateur radio satellite has been installed on the CZ-4C Y39 launch vehicle…
Behold a Winter Solstice
The Earth’s solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year’s winter solstice happens…