Satellite made out of WOOD is being launched by the European Space Agency this year

Satellite made out of WOOD is being launched by the European Space Agency later this year to see if it can deal with the dangerous conditions of space A four-inch square satellite made of coated plywood will be launched into space  The launch will happen before the end of 2021 and test how it survives … Read more

SpaceX satellite plans ‘unsustainable’ warns competitor Arianespace

SpaceX is close to a ‘de-factor monopolisation’ of space due to its thousands of satellites, claims the head of European space launch firm Arianespace. The Elon Musk-owned firm has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch up to 42,000 satellites into space. They are building the ‘Starlink’ constellation that will deliver ‘reliable … Read more

Pink Supermoon is set to dazzle the night sky making our lunar satellite appear 30% brighter

Look up tonight! Pink Supermoon is set to dazzle the night sky and will appear 30% brighter and 14% bigger than normal The Pink Moon will peak at 04:31 BST on Tuesday, April 27, dazzling the night’s sky until it sets in the west However, despite its name the moon will in fact not glow … Read more

Pink Supermoon is set to dazzle the night sky making our lunar satellite appear 30% brighter

Look up tonight! Pink Supermoon is set to dazzle the night sky making our lunar satellite appear 30% brighter and 14% bigger than usual The Pink Moon will peak at 04:31 BST on Tuesday, April 27 However, the moon will not glow pink, but will shine a stunning goldish colour  The name comes from the … Read more

Satellite images reveal new Russian military base with 150,000 troops in Crimea

Russia has massed over 150,000 troops along the Ukrainian border and in the annexed Crimean peninsula in a new military camp revealed by satellite images.   EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed the news on Monday after talks involving Ukraine’s foreign ministry and said: ‘It is the highest Russian military deployment at Ukrainian borders ever’.  … Read more

Satellite images reveal new Russian military base in Crimea

Russia has built a new military camp in Crimea filled with thousands of tanks and troops as Putin continues to mass his forces on the Ukrainian border, new satellite images have revealed. The camp, located next to Kachyk Lake on the south coast of Crimea, appeared over the course of a month to house Russian … Read more

SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb satellite come within 109 feet of crashing into each other in orbit

OneWeb and SpaceX, the powerhouses in the internet satellite industry, had dangerously close encounter last weekend that was out of this world. Two satellites from each firm came within 190 feet of each other in orbit April 4, which sparked several ‘red alerts’ from the US Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron, The Verge reports. … Read more

Moon: Astrophotographer snaps incredible photo of our lunar satellite

See the moon with ‘superhuman vision’: Astrophotographer snaps incredible photo of our lunar satellite with inverted colours to enhance the texture Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy snapped the incredible image this week He altered the image to highlight things the human eye can’t see  The incredible picture was created by processing the image with an inverted luminance … Read more

Moon: Astrophotographer snaps incredible photo of our lunar satellite

See the moon with ‘superhuman vision’: Astrophotographer snaps incredible photo of our lunar satellite with inverted colours to enhance the texture Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy snapped the incredible image this week He altered the image to highlight things the human eye can’t see  The incredible picture was created by processing the image with an inverted luminance … Read more

Co-op starts putting GPS satellite tracking tags on MEAT in bid to stop shoplifters 

Co-op starts putting GPS satellite tracking tags on MEAT in bid to stop shoplifters Co-op has put the hi-tech boxes to house meat being sold in their stores  The devices have been spotted on items including rump steak and pork loin It comes after the chain introduced body-worn cameras for some of its staff By … Read more