Elon Musk’s growing constellation of Internet satellites has been sending brilliant rays of light across the night skies across the globe. Even the largest comet that passed Earth in 25 years was not spared. A striking photo showing Comet Neowise behind those streaks of light shows how easily satellites can …
Read More »SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Fleet Photobombs Rare Sightings of Comet Neowise by Astronomers- Technology News, Firstpost
Tech2 News StaffJuly 27, 2020 1:51:40 PM IST Since July 14, the Neowise Kite o C / 2020 F3 has been visible in the night sky, and will remain visible until August 2. The celestial event that happens once every 7,000 years has created quite a stir in the astronomy …
Read More »Amazing Sahara dust plume sweeping across the Atlantic is the largest on record
Columns of dust are a natural phenomenon, part of the Earth’s nutrient cycle. They occur when high-speed winds pick up small dry particles from the Earth’s surface and transport them over long distances. Every summer, columns of dust from the Sahara desert in Africa cross the Atlantic Ocean. They are …
Read More »Israel launches spy satellite to better monitor enemies
A new Israeli spy satellite, called Ofek 16, was fired into space from a site in central Israel on July 9, 2020. Office of the Israel Defense Ministry Spokesperson / Flyer via REUTERS JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel launched a new spy satellite on Monday that it said would provide high-quality …
Read More »Scientists have demonstrated quantum entanglement on a small satellite orbiting Earth
In the bizarre field of quantum physics, quantum entanglement, what Einstein called “creepy action at a distance,” stands out as one of the most intriguing phenomena. And now scientists have successfully demonstrated it again, this time aboard a CubeSat satellite that orbits Earth. Quantum entanglement is where two particles inextricably …
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