2020s

16 Nov
2022
November 16, 2022

The Largest Launch Vehicles in Service – 1957 to the Present

With the successful launch of NASA’s Artemis I test flight, we now have a new holder of the title “the largest launch vehicle in service”: the […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight
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13 Jul
2022
July 13, 2022

Webb’s First Glimpse of Jupiter, Its Moons & Rings

A long time ago when I was a budding amateur astronomer, one of the first targets I would observe each evening with my new telescope was […]
Astronomy, Solar System, Unmanned Spaceflight
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15 May
2022
May 15, 2022

The Hurricane Hunter Satellites

Whenever a hurricane threatens the US, the Hurricane Hunter aircraft flown by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the US Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather […]
Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Instruments, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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5 Dec
2021
December 5, 2021

An EPIC Glimpse of the December 4, 2021 Solar Eclipse

Since ancient times, solar eclipses have generated awe as the Moon slowly moves across and blocks the Sun as viewed from the Earth’s surface. This interest […]
Astronomy, Image & Data Processing, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Science
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13 Jun
2021
June 13, 2021

EPIC View of the June 10, 2021 Solar Eclipse

June 10, 2021 witnessed the first solar eclipse of this calendar year. With the Moon near its farthest point in its orbit from the Earth or […]
Astronomy, Image & Data Processing, Remote Sensing
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