The mission is named for George Carruthers, an engineer and solar physicist who developed an ultraviolet camera placed on the Moon by the Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972. This camera captured the first view of the geocorona, a term coined by Carruthers himself. The 531-pound (241-kilogram) Carruthers observatory was built by BAE Systems, with instruments provided by the University of …
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Researchers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to observe 3I/ATLAS on Aug. 6. (Image credit: NASA/James Webb Space Telescope) Astronomers have found something strange in the James Webb Space Telescope‘s first images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it hurtles toward our sun, according to a new study. The telescope’s initial observations suggested that 3I/ATLAS has one of the highest carbon …
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Throughout training camp, the Detroit Lions’ defense has been giving the offense fits. It got to a point where some may have been questioning whether the Lions’ offense was going through some issues. But if Day 1 of joint practices was any indication, the Lions defense just may be that damn good. I’ve probably witnessed about 10 or so joint …
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Around the world, international borders are hardening. Nations are competing for resources, technology and even orbits. But in Vienna this June, a different vision took center stage. One where space is shared, data is open and no satellite orbits Earth on its own. At the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Living Planet Symposium 2025, the “Breaking Barriers” plenary presentation delivered the …
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