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LightSail2 Update – Sails Unfurled

Posted on July 29, 2019October 8, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Exploration, Universe

T​he Planetary Society's LightSail2 satellite has reached the next stage of its mission. Learn how it deployed its massive sail and what's next for the plucky little spacecraft.

Tagged CubeSat, Exploration, LightSail2, NASA, Orbit, Planetary Society, Solar Sailing, Space Travel, Space-XLeave a comment
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The Gift of the Apollo 11 Story

Posted on July 22, 2019September 30, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Exploration, Universe

W​e know everyone wrote about Apollo 11 over the weekend, but we have an angle on it that we think you'll appreciate.

Tagged Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Astronomy, Cold War, Exploration, NASA, Space Race, Space Travel, StoriesLeave a comment

Exotic Fourth State of Matter on the Sun

Posted on May 27, 2019September 30, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Universe

Liquid, solid and gas? There's more to the story. Read about a new study on the behaviour of matter in plasma form on the surface of the sun.

Tagged NASA, Nature Communications, Nuclear Fusion, Paris Observatory, Plasma, Solar Dynamics Observatory, States of Matter, Sun, Trinity College DublinLeave a comment

Plasma: Exotic Fourth State of Matter on the Sun

Posted on May 27, 2019November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Stars, Universe

Liquid, solid and gas? There's more to the story. Read about a new study on the behaviour of matter in plasma form on the surface of the sun.

Tagged NASA, Nature Communications, Nuclear Fusion, Paris Observatory, Plasma, Solar Dynamics Observatory, States of Matter, Sun, Trinity College DublinLeave a comment

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