2 years ago the Kepler probe was dealt a critical blow. Out of 4 reaction wheels, the devices which keep the telescope pointed in the right direction, only 2 remained…
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David Klemke
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Your garden variety telescope is usually what’s called a refracting telescope, one that uses a series of lenses to enlarge far away objects for your viewing pleasure. For backyard astronomy…
David Klemke
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When you think of scientific telescopes there’s usually only 2 different types that come to mind. The ones down here on terra firma, with their giant white domes covering their…
David Klemke
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There’s no denying the fact that space based telescopes are by far the best instruments for us to observe the universe. They don’t suffer from atmospheric interference, observe targets for…
David Klemke
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The Hubble Space Telescope stands with the Shuttle as one of the most iconic space craft of the past 2 decades. It has been an amazing boon to science giving…
David Klemke
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I’ve long heard tales of how profitable asteroid mining could be. This is because asteroids, unlike Earth, tend to have higher concentrations of rare minerals with some even being almost…
David Klemke
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Staring up at the night sky is one of the most humbling experiences I’ve ever felt. Each of those tiny points of light is a sun burning furiously in a…
David Klemke
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A few months ago I blogged about an amazing shuttle mission that set off to perform maintenance on one of the most important pieces of scientific equipment for humanity, the…
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