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Launching Mass From the Moon Helped by Lunar Gravity Anomalies
Placing a mass driver on the Moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts.…
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View larger. | Artist’s concept of the giant exoplanet J1407b and its immense ring system. A…
NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2024
In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized…
A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end…
Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane
11/08/2024 A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday…
eROSITA All-Sky Survey Takes the Local Hot Bubble’s Temperature
About half a century ago, astronomers theorized that the Solar System is situated in a low-density…
Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
11/08/2024 On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI,…
2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
11/08/2024 Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very…
Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova. Image…