Buzzing Through Space
An artist’s illustration of the LignoSat satellite. Photograph: Kyoto University The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space as part of study on using timber to help reduce the creation of space junk. Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere – potentially providing a…
If you’re a nature lover or enjoy exploring unique places, the Chippewa Flowage Floating Bog featured in the video by AirFox Photography is something you don’t want to miss. This incredible video takes you on a breathtaking journey through one of Wisconsin’s most fascinating natural wonders. The Chippewa Flowage is a large, scenic lake located…
a red-cockaded woodpecker looks to a biologist as it is released back into in a long leaf pine forest at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. A red-cockaded woodpecker is held by a biologist collecting data on the species at Fort Bragg in North Carolinaon. In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,…
This image made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows planet Mercury taken by the joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft Mercury Transfer Module’s Monitoring Camera 2, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver…
Two spacecraft are set to swoop past Venus within hours of each other this week, using the maneuver to do a little bit of bonus science on the way to their main missions at the center of our solar system. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter probe, a cooperation with NASA, will swing around Venus early Monday,…
FILE – This image made available by NASA shows the planet Venus made with data produced by the Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter from 1990 to 1994. On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the European Space Agency said it will launch a Venus-orbiting spacecraft in the early 2030s. Named EnVision, the orbiter will attempt to…