There’s no shortage of movies, TV shows, and books that show a dystopian future with corporations run amok in outer...
Space
How it started versus how it’s going for astronaut Nick Hague with ISS Ham Radio on the space station. Since November 2000,...
China has a space station — it’s called Tiangong, the first module was launched in 2021, and it’s all going...
Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot number went from 127.7 to 197.4 and average solar flux from 170.5...
In an age where our gadgets allow us to explore the cosmos, we stumbled upon sounds from a future past:...
We hate to admit it, but whenever we see an article about either Voyager spacecraft, our thoughts immediately turn to...
For Sandra Giordano, failure was not an option. The longtime educator already lost her school — she was not about...
In this edition: * AMSAT Board of Directors Elects Officers * 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium Held in Tampa *...
The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing communications services for customers across...
In a joint statement on Oct. 15th, NASA and NOAA announced that Solar Maximum is underway. If you saw last...
In this edition: * 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium to Proceed After Hurricane Milton * 2024 AMSAT-UK Colloquium: A Weekend...
As hackers, we’re always pulling stuff apart—sometimes just to see what it’s like inside. Most of us have seen the...
Average daily sunspot numbers changed from 160 to 129.3 and averagedaily solar flux from 261.3 to 194.3. Geomagnetic numbers werehigher,...
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and has a fantastic writeup about the man. He was undeniably...
Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty...
ARISS is requesting US educators to submit proposals for upcoming amateur radio contact opportunities with the International Space Station. Program...
Thanks to Carl, K9LA for contributing to this week's bulletin. "SUBJ: ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 2220 UTC/10 OCTOBER...
AMSAT News Service ANS-287 October 13, 2024 In this edition: Status Note – 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual...
For months before liftoff, the popular press had been hyping up the fact that the Polaris Dawn mission would include...
What a difference a week makes when it comes to HF propagation! This last week has been characterised by solar...
Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent about the hazards our universe...
The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic released a documentary that dives...
The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source...
In this edition: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) ARISS Slow Scan TV Transmissions Begin Tuesday SDRplay Announces the nRSP-ST Networked...
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-276 October 2, 2024 In this edition: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) The AMSAT News...
