Harry Baker
Staff Writer at Live Science
Senior staff writer @LiveScience (& sometimes @SPACEdotcom)/ @UniExeCornwall graduate/ Sci-Fi nerd/ Pokemon champion/ Formerly @Marine_Madness/ Views my own
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livescience.com | Harry Baker
A massive, "geriatric" sunspot is currently making its third trip across the sun's Earth-facing surface, around two months after it first appeared. The senior citizen has lasted far longer than most other solar blemishes and looks like it might persist for a while longer, potentially breaking a centuries-old sunspot longevity record. The giant dark patch, currently named AR 14100, is located on the sun's northern hemisphere, just above the solar equator.
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livescience.com | Harry Baker
If you look up at the sky on a clear night, shortly after one of SpaceX's many Falcon 9 rocket launches, you might see a bright string of lights zooming across the heavens. This phenomenon, known as a Starlink train, occurs when light reflects off a newly deployed batch of SpaceX satellites before they eventually fan out and become part of the wider Starlink network. It is also a common reminder that giant groups of private satellites, known as "megaconstellations," are quickly becoming a reality.
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livescience.com | Harry Baker
NASA scientists are currently working on plans to build a giant radio telescope in a nearly mile-wide crater on the "dark side" of the moon. If approved, it could be constructed as early as the 2030s and cost more than $2 billion, project scientists told Live Science.
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yahoo.com | Harry Baker
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) is currently in the planning phase but could soon become a reality if it passes the final checks and receives full funding. | Credit: NASA/Vladimir VustyanskyNASA scientists are currently working on plans to build a giant radio telescope in a nearly mile-wide crater on the "dark side" of the moon.
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livescience.com | Harry Baker
In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX. But while these spacecraft can provide important benefits, they are also causing multiple issues that are only just being realized by scientists. So, how many satellites can we expect to see in our skies in the coming decades? And — more importantly — how many is too many?
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