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How to Spot the Space Station

With the turn of the season and the evenings becoming more palatable in temperature, we are approaching my favourite season of all: Space Station Watching Season. Humankind’s most expensive object orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes – travelling at an astonishing 5 miles per second. And, you can see it with your own eyes! …

The James Webb Space Telescope Is Ready To Bring The Universe Into Sharp Focus

The James Webb Telescope’s instruments are now fully aligned and focused! And, according to NASA, the “optical performance of the telescope continues to be better than the engineering team’s most optimistic predictions.” After nearly 25 years of development and a million mile do-or-die unfolding process in space this is music to my ears.  To check …