The Future of Satellites Lies in the Constellations

7/9/2021 SUBSCRIBE TODAY NEWS BLOGS VIDEOS SHOP NEWS & FEATURES FoxPictures/Shutterstock The future of satellites lies in the constellations Numerous companies are planning to launch and operate swarms of small satellites in coming years. Earth orbit is about to get crowded. READ MORE SPONSORED BY: TRAVEL QUEST Say Aloha to Hawaii with TravelQuest! Our journey crisscrosses the Big Island of Hawaii, exploring the basalt-lava rock pools of Hilo, pristine beaches, waterfalls, lush rainforests, and Volcanoes National Park.  Ascend to great heights with a visit to Mauna Kea Observatories, where our small group of intrepid sky watchers will discover what secrets the Hawaiian skies reveal! Lowell Observatory Ground breaks on Lowell's new visitor center The historic observatory's upcoming Astronomy Discovery Center will bring the outer reaches of the cosmos a little closer to home. READ MORE ESO Track down the 25 best planetary nebulae in the night sky These dying stars' final acts put on a great show through amateur scopes. READ MORE Courtesy of NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale and Las Cumbres Observatory Astronomers confirm there's a third type of supernova explosion The new sighting shores up a decades-old suspicion about a particularly famous blast: the one that created the Crab Nebula. READ MORE NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain). Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble) Ask Astro: What happened to the Sun's original star cluster? What happened to the Sun's original star cluster? Is it possible for new clusters to form from random stars being gravitationally attracted to each other? READ MORE OBSERVING Rob Pettengill (Flickr) The sky this week Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you. READ MORE PICTURE OF THE DAY Abhijit Patil from Hudson, New Hampshire A pair in the Bear Bode's Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82) lie in the constellation Ursa Major the Great Bear. Both can be viewed from a dark site through a telescope with an eyepiece that provides a field of view a bit larger than one-half degree. VIEW NOW FEATURED PRODUCTS SHOP ALL ASTRONOMY NEED ASSISTANCE? CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OUR WEBSITE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION GIVE A GIFT Unsubscribe Preferences Customer Service Privacy Policy View in Browser This message was sent to ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com © 2021 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186