Iran’s IRGC says it arrested 12 people for collaborating with Israel
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it has arrested 12 people suspected of collaborating with Israeli intelligence services. The IRGC said in a statement those arrested were “linked with the Zionist regime’s intelligence services and hired by them.” Israel and Iran are arch-enemies. It said some of those arrested had received training from Israeli intelligence on specialized […]
‘Worst nightmare’: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could blind radio telescopes
– Elon Musk’s SpaceX is launching thousands of satellites to create its Starlink broadband internet constellation in low-Earth orbit. – Scientists are concerned this could negatively impact radio astronomy observations from both ground-based and space-based radio telescopes. – The satellites are very bright as they need to be visible to users on Earth. Their reflective […]
ESA’s Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views
– ESA’s Euclid space telescope has released its first science data and images, less than a year after launch. – The early observations included 5 new images showing galaxy clusters, star-forming regions, spiral galaxies, and groups of galaxies. These demonstrate Euclid’s ability to study different astronomical objects. – The data accompanies 10 forthcoming scientific papers. […]