The aurora put on a spectacular celestial show Friday night. Bright pink, swirling greens, and splashes of purple lit up the night skies over much of the globe. Earlier in the day, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center noted that “extreme (G5) geomagnetic conditions have been observed.” G5 is the most intense level for a […]
In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in
This article was originally featured on Undark. In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get ready to mine asteroids. While the mission, courtesy of a company called AstroForge, ran into problems, it’s part of a new wave of would-be asteroid miners hoping to cash in on […]
Light pollution is erasing the stars in the sky—here’s why we should care
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution, as artificial light increasingly lit cities and towns at night, the stars began to disappear. We are two astronomers who depend on dark night skies to do […]
Myspace Security Flaw Allows For Easy Account Takeover (Yes, Myspace)
How many people know your birthday? Well, according to a security researcher, a security flaw offers all those people easy access to your Myspace account. That’s not as big a deal now as it would’ve been when Myspace reigned supreme, but it could still put your personal information at risk. Positive Technologies security expert Leigh-Anne […]
Space: Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation
Global Positioning System Space: Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation. Global navigation space systems GNSS. Video clips on space mission design and common orbits at astro… Global Positioning System Video Rating: 0 / 5 what nation launched the global positioning satellites and when were they first used? Global Positioning System […]