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phys.org | 11/9/2017 | Staff
Almost every person throughout the existence of humankind has looked up at the night sky and seen more than just a random scattering of light. Constellations of stars have helped us shape our own...
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phys.org | 7/3/2019 | Staff
Today, large-scale communication satellite constellations, also known as megaconstellations, have been more and more popular. OneWeb launched the first batch of satellites of an initial...
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CNET | 6/4/2019 | Eric Mack
This image of a distant galaxy group from Arizona's Lowell Observatory is marred by diagonal lines from the trails of Starlink satellites shortly after their launch in May.
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Space.com | 6/4/2019 | Meghan Bartels
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is voicing concerns about the risk that SpaceX's Starlink and other planned massive satellite constellations in low Earth orbit pose to astronomy.
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earthsky.org | 1/9/2019 | Bruce McClure
Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer isn’t an astrological sign, but it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In other words, many people are born when the sun appears in front of this constellation.
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Business Insider | 12/21/2018 | Jennifer Nguyen
Researchers have discovered that ancient cave paintings in Europe depict star constellations and were used to keep track of astronomical events. Archaeologists believe the artwork shows that humans...
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Popular Science | 12/3/2018 | Staff
When you look up into the sky on a clear night, you’ll see stars littered throughout the darkness. It may seem like a random pattern. But some people used those patterns to tell stories—and the...
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Space.com | 11/22/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Nov. 15 to approve four proposed satellite constellations, authorizing nearly 8,000 small telecom satellites to serve U.S.
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Space.com | 10/22/2018 | Staff
For thousands of years, humans have looked up at the stars and ordered them into constellations: the Hulk ... the TARDIS ... Schrödinger's cat. Not familiar with these? That's probably because you...
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CNET | 10/21/2018 | Mark Serrels
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, NASA has named 21 new gamma-ray constellations. NASA has um... gone a bit off the reservation when it comes to...
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Mail Online | 10/19/2018 | Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com
You've never seen the constellations like this before. NASA scientists have re-envisioned the shapes in the night sky using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, putting a modern twist on...
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Live Science | 10/19/2018 | Staff
For thousands of years, humans have looked up at the stars and ordered them into constellations: the Hulk ... the TARDIS ... Schrödinger's cat. Not familiar with these? That's probably because you...
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phys.org | 10/17/2018 | Staff
Long ago, sky watchers linked the brightest stars into patterns reflecting animals, heroes, monsters and even scientific instruments into what is now an official collection of 88 constellations.
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Space.com | 10/9/2018 | Staff
Children and adults around the world love gazing at the stars, connecting the dots to form shapes they have been told about or creating their own. But these collections likely originated as...
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Space.com | 9/23/2018 | Staff
We assume that the stars' positions in the heavens are eternal. But everything in space is in motion. As our Milky Way rotates, our sun is carried once around the galaxy every 250 million years,...
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Space.com | 7/4/2018 | Staff
While you're waiting to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, take a look up at the sky to spot Venus and other bright planets. Venus will rise Wednesday morning (July 4) just before 9 a.m.
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Space.com | 6/14/2018 | Staff
Space reporter Samantha Mathewson is sailing to Italy and France this week for the maiden voyage of Viking Orion, the newest ship of Viking's ocean fleet. Retired NASA astronaut Anna Fisher — the...
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ScienceDaily | 6/6/2018 | Staff
"It's actually very easy to determine how many satellites you need to get global coverage. You can do the math by hand," said Koki Ho, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering...
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Space.com | 6/2/2018 | Staff
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency next week will start reviewing bids from space industry vendors as it sets out to prove that there are cheaper, nimbler alternatives to...
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earthsky.org | 10/13/2017 | EarthSky
Tonight’s sky chart (top of post) shows the constellations of the zodiac that are up after nightfall on these October evenings. In a separate chart below, we show the positions of the zodiacal...
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Ancient Origins | 9/9/2017 | Staff
I am sometimes asked, “How can we help the Hopi People?” Having lived with the Hopi for a number of years, I can assure you that they do not need our help. They have been trying to help us, all of...
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Express.co.uk | 8/31/2017 | Staff
The 4.8 kilometre wide asteroid will pass Earth at just 0.047 AU – one AU (astronomical unit) is the distance between the Sun and the Earth. The relatively small distance, which is around seven...
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earthsky.org | 7/13/2017 | Deborah Byrd
The Summer Triangle consists of three bright stars – Vega, Deneb and Altair – in three separate constellations. If you can find the Summer Triangle, you can use it to locate three of the sky’s...
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www.theregister.co.uk | 5/22/2017 | Staff
Interview A technology that first hit the mass market in 1990s-era modems running over voice networks will soon be boosting submarine fibre speeds around the world.
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Ancient Origins | 4/13/2017 | Staff
Look up on any clear night and you can see myriad stars, planets, and the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The chances are that you know some of the constellations.
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Space.com | 2/1/2017 | Staff
On Feb. 26, 2017, South America, Africa and Antarctica will be treated to either a partial solar eclipse or a “ring of fire” annular eclipse. On the evening of Feb.
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phys.org | 1/13/2017 | Staff
It's been more than a decade since a handful of ambitious entrepreneurs saw their plans to provide global telecommunications service through massive satellite constellations blow up, doomed by...
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