Satellite
UK’s Twinkle Satellite will Study Exoplanet’ Atmospheres
February 11, 2015 | Editors
A small satellite named “Twinkle” will be launched in four years and provide new information about exoplanets, according to a press release from University College London (UCL). The details of the mission that will be lead by UCL and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will be announced Friday at an open meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society. Read More
Nasa Launches Satellite to Measure Water in Earth’s Soil
February 2, 2015 | Editors
Minutes before the sun dawned on the coast of central California on Saturday 31 Jan, NASA looked to the skies, and launched a critical part of its Earth Sciences mission into Low-Earth Orbit. As floods make their way through parts of the country, and as a historic drought continues to punish the farmlands, scientists will now be able to more accurately observe and monitor moisture levels within the land itself, through an orbiting observatory named SMAP. Read More
Did Russia Secretly Launch a Satellite-Killer into the Space?
November 20, 2014 | Editors 2
Here’s an out of this world mystery: Western space agencies are tracking a mysterious object that was reportedly launched into space by Russia — and in turn has launched speculation about what the Kremlin could be pursuing. Read More
Spectacular Volcanic Eruptions On Io
March 13, 2014 | Editors
Beyond Mars lie the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These giant gas balls have no solid surface and thus no possibility of volcanic activity. Any such action in this part of the solar system would have to be on a planetary moon. Read More
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