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Starlink Astronomical Pollution

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

This article is reproduced from https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/ Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the … Continue reading →

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First light from the Dark Universe

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Euclid is a space based telescope launched by ESA (European Space Agency) in July 2023. Since then it has traveled to its home at the L2 Lagrangian point in space about a million miles from Earth. And … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Dragon Roars to Orbit, Delivers Science to ISS

Posted on May 3, 2015 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today and AAAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL –  In mid-April I was an eyewitness to the blastoff of the latest SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station. With my press pass from Universe Today, I watched … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Blasts Off to Geostationary Orbit

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, Universe Today & AAAP CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Commercial space is taking off magnificently in 2013, and I’ve been fortunate to be an up close eyewitness to the hardware and launches in the new … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Dragon Launches to the ISS and Docks After Thruster Failure

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today Kennedy Space Center – After overcoming a frightening thruster failure that could have spelled rapid doom on the heels of a breathtakingly beautiful launch, the privately developed Dragon spacecraft successfully … Continue reading →

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Spectacular SpaceX Dragon Launch

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Following the spectacular May 22 nighttime blastoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon commercial resupply capsule, the successful docking at the International Space Station (ISS) and the safe splashdown on May 31, human … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on October 31, 2011 by ST Editors

by Ken Levy, Program Chair Many thanks to Prof. Freeman Dyson whose October lecture packed Peyton Hall. Professor Dyson led a spirited discussion on the search for life within our solar system and beyond. For those who missed the event … Continue reading →

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