Thousands of satellites are launched into space, and at some point they will need to be returned to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere. (Image credit: yucelyilmaz/Getty Images) In 2024, a group of farmers in Saskatchewan, Canada, faced an…
The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) is currently in the design phase, but could soon become a reality if it passes final tests and receives full funding. (Image credit: NASA/Vladimir Vustyansky) NASA scientists are currently developing plans to build a…
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Giant groundsel (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) is a unique plant found only on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Photo credit: Autumn Sky Photography via Alamy) On the slopes of the mid-height of this mountain grows an unusual plant not seen anywhere else…
(Image credit: Tobias Rötzsch) When you look up at the sky on a clear night shortly after one of SpaceX's many Falcon 9 rocket launches, you might notice a bright line of lights moving rapidly across the sky. The phenomenon,…
The number of spacecraft orbiting the Earth is rapidly increasing thanks to the development of private satellite “mega constellations”. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled in the past five years and is likely…