Orbiting instruments are now so small they can be launched by the dozens, and even high school students can build them.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Soyuz Rocket Launches Flawlessly, Weeks After Malfunction
The Russian rocket carried a three-person crew into orbit on Monday, making a successful return to flight following a dramatic failure.
Trilobites: Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Is a Graveyard of Dead Continents
Data from a European satellite has revealed the tectonic underworld below the frozen southernmost continent.
The Saturday Profile: The Woman Putting Australia Into Space
Megan Clark has always thirsted after adventure, and in heading the nation’s first space agency she has definitely set herself a challenge.
Rocket Lab’s Modest Launch Is Giant Leap for Small Rocket Business
The company’s Electron rocket carried a batch of small commercial satellites from a launchpad in New Zealand, a harbinger of a major transformation to the space business.