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Stargazing: 5 Websites to Keep up with Celestial Events 2020

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Stargazing: 5 Websites to Keep up with Celestial Events 2020

There is something interesting happening all the time in the cosmos that is worth investigating. In the world of amateur astronomical observation, it’s fun to keep up with current events observable in your area. Here’s a list of places that can help keep you current on what’s going on in the universe for 2020.

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The Most Promising Eco-Friendly Inventions

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The Most Promising Eco-Friendly Inventions

While environmental activism is multifaceted, one aspect of the movement focuses on creating and funding eco-friendly inventions. This article tells about inventions designed to mitigate your carbon footprint as well as a short discussion of the pros and cons of green innovation!

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Yuriy Kondratyuk: A Ukrainian Mathematician Ahead of His Time

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Yuriy Kondratyuk: A Ukrainian Mathematician Ahead of His Time

Yuriy Kondratyuk was a Ukrainian engineer and mathematician most known for developing the first known lunar orbit rendezvous. His idea mirrored “mother ship / daughter ship” concept that was ultimately used during the Apollo era. 

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The Hubble Space Telescope: Our Window to the Universe

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The Hubble Space Telescope: Our Window to the Universe

There are many varieties of telescopes and all have their places both in the laboratory as well as the everyman’s backyard. But, did you know there is a telescope orbiting Earth right now? Why on Earth would we have telescope orbiting Earth?

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The Ice Flows, the Ice Goes

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The Ice Flows, the Ice Goes

Interestingly, technology exists to monitor said sea ice from space. The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite has been in development since the 1990s and was launched in 2010. This satellite carries a first of its kind radar altimeter payload which can provide surveillance of the Arctic Ocean ice cap at latitudes up to 88 degrees North.

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