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via Hackaday: Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and [Amanda Gefter] has a fantastic…
Read morevia Hackaday: Lagrange Points and Why You Want to Get Stuck At Them
Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves…
Read moreVia the RSGB: Propagation News – 13 October 2024
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Read morevia Hackaday: Catching The BOAT: Gamma-Ray Bursts and The Brightest of All Time
Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent…
Read morevia Hackaday: The Universe as We Know It May End Sooner Than Expected
The ‘Sombrero Potential’ as seen with the Higgs mechanism. One of the exciting aspects of…
Read morevia Hackaday: Amateur Astronomer Images Spy Satellite
As anyone who’s looked at the sky just before dawn or right after dusk can…
Read morevia Hackaday: Watch NASA’s Solar Sail Reflect Brightly in the Night Sky
NASA’s ACS3 (Advanced Composite Solar Sail System) is currently fully deployed in low Earth orbit,…
Read morevia Hackaday: Orion Ceases Operations, Future of Meade Unclear
There was a time when building a telescope was a rite of passage for budding…
Read morevia Hackaday: Your Name In Landsat
We’re guessing most readers can cite things from their youth which gave them an interest…
Read morevia Hackaday: Citizen Scientists Spot Super Fast Moving Object in NASA Data
When you were five, you probably spotted your best friend running at “a million miles…
Read morevia Hackaday: WOW! It Wasn’t Aliens After All!
There may not be many radio astronomy printouts that have achieved universal fame, but the…
Read moreA star could explode … this month. Here’s what to expect
Move over, eclipse. There’s a new star in town. A nova outburst is expected to be…
Read moreUArizona’s first satellite built by students is ready for launch
The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory,…
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