Space

Sacramento Girl Scouts gear up to talk to International Space Station. Here’s how they’ll do it (California)

All systems are go! Sacramento Girl Scouts Troop 1089 worked this weekend in preparation for reaching outer space — using...

Via AMSAT: ANS-049 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: * SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private Moon Mission * Upcoming Rideshare Launch...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Seven new sunspot groups appeared over the past week, February 8-14,two on February 8, three on February 10, and two...

Via AMSAT: ANS-042 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: * ESA Satellite Communications Group Explores Future Amateur Satellite Payload * GreenCube IO-117 Continues Operations Beyond Expected...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Over the recent reporting week, February 1-7, ten new sunspot groupsemerged, five on February 1, one on February 2, another...

via HACKADAY: They Want To Put A Telescope In A Crater On The Moon

When we first developed telescopes, we started using them on the ground. Humanity was yet to master powered flight, you...

How You Can Participate in Solar Eclipse Research

Humans are lucky to live on a planet whose sun and moon appear, from our perspective on the ground, the...

Elon Musk’s satellites to amateur radio, China’s new spy tech tracks all

Chinese scientists have allegedly developed a new "game-changing" military surveillance technology that now means enemy assets have "nowhere to hide,"...

Solar flare temporarily disrupts radio signals in Australia

An intense solar event occurred in the early hours of February 6, as a sunspot unleashed a powerful M4-class solar...

Via AMSAT: ANS-035 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for February 4, 2024

AMSAT News Service ANS-035 February 4, 2024 In this edition: AO-92 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere The First Amateur Radio Station on...

Via AMSAT: AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta Release – v1.3

You might have heard about it or seen it at Hamvention or Symposium, but the official release of the new...

Via the ARRL: The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024. Just...

Via AMSAT: Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian Space Agency

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-033 February 2, 2024 In this edition: Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0248 UTC/02 FEBRUARY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. "A CME was...

Sunspot AR3559 has erupted

Departing sunspot AR3559 erupted Monday morning, Jan 29th (0438 UT), producing a strong M6.8-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the...