Chase Gietter1 day agoScientists Say the Sun Is Acting Up and Causing Satellites to Fall Back to Earthverified_publisherfuturism.com - Lonnie Lee HoodSpace weather is weird. Down, Down Down Most folks probably don't think of satellites as capable of sinking, but according to the European Space Agency …
Chase Gietter4 days agoSouth Korea launches first satellite with homegrown rocketNBC News - Associated PressSouth Korea conducted its first successful satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket on Tuesday, officials said, boosting its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating it has key technologies needed to launch spy satellites and build larger missiles amid tensions with rival North …
Chase Gietter5 days agoSouth Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket carrying satellites into orbitverified_publisherCNN - By Jessie YeungYoonjung Seo and Gawon BaeSeoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a significant step for the country's burgeoning space program after a failed attempt last year. The three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (154 feet) long and weighing 200 …
Chase Gietter6 days agoInternational Space Station maneuvered around Russian satellite debrisUnited Press International - Sommer BrokawJune 20 (UPI) -- Russian cosmonauts used a cargo ship docked at the International Space Station to maneuver the orbiting lab around space debris from …
Chase GietterSatellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can getverified_publisherPopular Science - Philip KieferUnder the broiler of this week's heat dome, unshaded streets got up to 122 degrees. Summer in the southwest US is already proving to be a scorcher. Since June 9, Las Vegas, Nevada has been caught in a heat dome, a kind of atmospheric pressure cooker that superheats air near the ground. …
Chase GietterSatellite photos show extent of devastating Yellowstone floodverified_publisherCNBC - Cat CliffordFloods decimated portions of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area earlier this week, and a series of satellite images from before and …