Sky & Telescope Magazine
Environmental Exclusions Proposed for U.S. Satellite Industry
In a move that’s concerning astronomers and environmental groups alike, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed reducing environmental oversight of space-based operations.
BBC
Where you can see the ‘soul’ of the Earth
During the warmer months, Canada’s easterly island of Newfoundland is a lush wonderland dotted with lakes, bogs and endless forests. But on Newfoundland’s west coast, wedged between the deeply carved fjords and towering peaks of Gros Morne National Park, a barren plateau emerges.
Known as The Tablelands, this vast desert-like landscape that resembles Mars is the result of half a billion years of geological activity. But beyond its striking appearance, the park was named a Unesco World Heritage site because it offers a scientific window into the past – and, potentially, into other worlds…
ABC News
A new perspective on a Memorial Day tradition: Here's what it's like to fly over New York in a WWII airplane
One Memorial Day tradition is taking flight in cities and towns across the US this weekend: Air shows.
ABC News had the chance to ride along with the Geico Skytypers for the Bethpage Air Show on Long Island in a SNJ-2 plane, also known as a T-6 Texan.
ABC News
A total solar eclipse seen over South America
Lined up along a field in Espinillo, a parish in northern Argentina, dozens of spectators, adorned in solar glasses and sipping on maté tea, stood with telescopes.
Jessica Banks, a Waldorf kindergarten teacher from Portland, Oregon, was among them, and said she had also observed the North American eclipse in 2017.
“I feel like once you experience that kind of feeling, you want to experience it as many times as you can”
