Astronomers have discovered powerful “twisted” magnetic fields spiraling around the black hole that sits at the center of the Milky Way, the European Southern Observatory said Wednesday. A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) for the first time showed in polarized light a ring of magnetic fields surrounding the Sagittarius A* black hole. …
The explosive, city-size “devil comet” that is due to fly past Earth later this year has a hidden spiral of light surrounding its gigantic icy heart, new images show. This glowing green swirl would likely have remained undetected without a bit of photo wizardry. The comet, named 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P), is a 10.5 mile-wide (17 kilometers) …
The Outgoing CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh says the company sees Starlink as a strategic partner that will provide an additional channel of connectivity for MTN to serve its customers better. He was speaking to shareholders at the 6th Annual General Meeting of MTN Ghana. This week, the Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula …
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SpaceX launched another batch of its broadband satellites to orbit this evening (March 25). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 7:42 p.m. EDT (2342 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as planned, acing its …
SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida. Read More »
The first successful private moon-landing mission is officially over. On Feb. 22, Intuitive Machines‘ Odysseus spacecraft, affectionately known as Odie, touched down near the lunar south pole, becoming the first commercial vehicle ever to ace a moon landing. The solar-powered Odie operated on the lunar surface for seven Earth days, then went silent after the …
Intuitive Machines’ Historic Private Moon Mission Comes To An End. Read More »
Three spaceflyers have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after a roughly two-day orbital chase. Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft docked with the ISS today (March 21) at 11:03 a.m. EDT (1503 GMT), about 50 hours after launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Flying on the Soyuz are NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Oleg Novitskiy …
3 Spaceflyers Arrive At The ISS Aboard Russian Soyuz Spacecraft. Read More »
March’s full moon, the Worm Moon, rose over Earth on Sunday, March 24, exactly two weeks before the total solar eclipse that will sweep over North America on April 8, 2024. Not to be left out of the eclipse action, the Worm Moon was marked by a slightly less dramatic lunar eclipse. The moon slipped …
The sun erupted on March 22 at 9:45 p.m. EDT (0145 GMT on March 23) with a powerful X-class solar flare and unleashed a barrage of super-hot plasma towards Earth in what is known as a coronal mass ejection (CME). The energetic onslaught hit our planet at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437 GMT) on Sunday, March …
Strongest Solar Storm Since 2017 Hits Earth But Leaves Aurora Chasers In The Dark. Read More »
According to iHarare, Zimbabwe is gearing up to launch three new satellites. One of the satellites, ZimSat-2, an Earth Observation satellite, is currently under development with advanced features and is scheduled for launch later this year. Moreover, the Zimbabwean government has approved the development of two additional satellites in the initial production phases. According to …
Last week, an ominous letter was published to the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s website. “Dear Chandra community,” it starts, “As many of you are aware, the NASA budget for FY25 and beyond was released…” This letter was written by Patrick Slane, director of the Chandra X-ray Center. In it, he’s talking about NASA’s budget proposal for …
The Chandra X-ray Spacecraft May Soon Go Dark, Threatening A Great Deal Of Astronomy. Read More »
