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Supercomputers

A photo of the frontier supercomputer in the USA — The Frontier Supercomputer in the USA
Credit: WikiCommons

UK Spaceports

An image taken from the ISS of some small cube satellites — Image of CubeSats - a common modern small and
lightweight satellite.
Credit: NASA

Telescopes Glossary

An image of some distorted wave fronts hitting a deformable mirror, which reflects back corrected, straight wavefronts. — An example of corrected wavefronts using adaptive optics.
Credit: WikiCommons

How Do Satellites Stay In Orbit?

Submitted by NSOJenny on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:59

Light and Mirrors Card Match

Space Launch System

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at night atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B — Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft attached
Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

What are the Risks from Asteroids?

Submitted by admindev on Tue, 29/03/2022 - 08:50

Telescopes Quiz

Jan Eldridge

Jan Eldridge
Credit: inSCIght Magazine Photography.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Occupation: Theoretical astrophysicist

Research Areas: Numerical Modelling, Stellar Evolution, Binary Stars

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