The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 20th reflight of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:06am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage lifted off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:02am
Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?
Categories: Astronomy

Fallout and the Space Age: The franchise's connections and nods to the final frontier

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 9:00am
The Fallout video game franchise (now also a streaming series) is known for its unique take on the post-apocalypse, but it's also quite interested in outer space.
Categories: Astronomy

Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 8:00am
Sierra Space has unveiled a new "global payload delivery" system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth's surface within 90 minutes.
Categories: Astronomy

DJI Avata 2 drone review

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 5:58am
The DJI Avata 2 offers an incredibly tantalizing FPV experience that can be as simple or as complicated to fly as you require.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists identify origin of the 'BOAT' — the brightest cosmic blast of all time

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 5:00am
Astronomers have discovered that the BOAT, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever detected, came from the supernova death of a massive star 2.4 million light-years away.
Categories: Astronomy