What do you need to set up an at-home astrophotography platform?
Astrophotography is a rich and rewarding hobby, but the barrier to entry can be intimidating for beginners. The dizzying array of choices is a boon…
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What is it like studying faraway worlds like Titan?
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is unique in many ways. It is the only moon in our Solar System known to have a thick atmosphere. Other…
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What are five books you should read about space philosophy?
Have you ever pondered the philosophical implications of space travel? Do you want to read about it, but don’t know where to start? That’s why…
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What are five spaceflight history books you should read?
There is no shortage of books covering the history of spaceflight. You can be forgiven for not knowing which ones are worth reading. To identify…
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White dwarfs’ exoplanets – what do we know about them?
A booming area of space science is the study of “exoplanets”, the term for planets outside our Solar System. Telescopes like the Transiting Exoplanet Survey…
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What are five great space science books you should read?
It is difficult to start reading about a new topic. Especially with regards to outer space, the line between science and pseudoscience can be hard…
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How do meteorites’ impacts affect life?
Fans of astrobiology may be aware of the theory of panspermia – that objects such as meteorites may carry life from one planet to another.…
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How did MESSENGER revolutionize our understanding of Mercury?
Mercury, one of Earth’s rocky neighbors, is one of our Solar System’s most enigmatic planets. It is notoriously difficult to study due to its close…
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What will happen to our Solar System after the Sun dies?
When the Sun dies, it will become what we call a white dwarf. White dwarfs are small and incredibly dense – a teaspoon of white…
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How do you break an African amateur rocketry record?
A four-man team in South Africa recently broke an amateur rocketry record by launching a homemade rocket to ten kilometers’ altitude. Two of the members…
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