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Is interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua a spaceship? This probe could find out
New technology could let us study the interstellar object and determine what it is and where it came from.
In October 2017, the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua passed through our Solar System, leaving a lot of questions in its wake.
Exploring the Ice Giants with Keck Observatory and Other Telescopes
Thu, Feb 17 at 7 PM PST.
GUEST SPEAKER:
Heidi Hammel, Vice President for Science, The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY TALK:
During the late 1980s, our understanding of the local ice giants — Uranus and Neptune — was revolutionized by detailed images taken by the Voyager spacecraft. However, those images were static: brief snapshots in time of complex and dynamic systems. Recently, our knowledge of these giant planets has undergone striking new advances. In this talk, Dr. Hammel will bring you up to date on these planets, discussing her results from the Hubble Space Telescope program, imaging from Keck Observatory’s telescopes, and other observations. She will also discuss her team’s plans to use the just-launched James Webb Space Telescope for ice giant studies.
Renovating the 20″ Grubb Parsons Telescope at Glasgow University
Fri, Feb 4 at 11:30 AM PST.
Talk by Prof Giles Hammond, University of Glasgow. Join us in person at the Augustine United Church or online via our YouTube channel.
In this talk I will describe work that has been undertaken to renovate a 20 Grubb – Parsons telescope at University of Glasgow. I will begin with a brief history of the company, charting some of the telescope this company built for international observatories. I will then describe the Glasgow 20, which had a sister telescope in Edinburgh. The renovation required a complete rebuild of the RA and Dec clock drive, in addition to re-aluminising the mirrors. I will finish with some images/observations from the instrument.
Renewable energy from space? One student hopes to harness it
While renewable energy sources like wind and solar have become more common across the United States, fossil fuels remain the main source of energy. According to the U.S. Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021), the global supply of fossil fuels and biofuels is expected to adequately meet global demands for liquid fuel through 2050. Renewable energy technologies have improved to become more efficient and less costly, however most renewable energies are unable to provide a constant supply of energy.
This issue inspired Shriya Tailor, a middle school student from Duluth, Georgia, to find a constant renewable energy supply that created energy at all hours of the day and in any weather condition.
She looked to space for this solution, leading her to design a prototype for a “Solar Energy Station.” Shriya says the station, made of solar cells, would need to be around 50 miles away from earth for the energy waves to be transmitted back to earth via electromagnetic fields, then collected by an antenna and converted back to electricity. Consisting of a small solar panel, switching circuit, and transmitting and receiving coils, Shriya’s prototype allowed her to test her process here on earth.
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Spotted a Giant ‘Tree-Stump’ On The Red Planet’s Surface
A joint probe mission of ESA and Roscosmos captured a giant tree stump from the Martian surface. One of the probes on Mars recently captured a strange image on the planet’s surface.
Not rocket science: SpinLaunch hurls payloads into orbit
Besides offering an incredibly cool way to get stuff into space, promises to reduce the cost of a launch by 20-fold.
How Europe is assembling its next big rocket
The December 25 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was a career-capping triumph for the ESA Ariane 5 rocket. The Ariane 6 cometh soon.
While the December 25 launching of the James Webb Space Telescope was a triumph for the ESA Ariane 5 launch vehicle, it will cap its career. The Ariane 6 cometh.
