Recent content by SpaceJacob

I know it's expensive, but why not aim for something better? We all need to have a source of motivation to move forward. Finally, we all dream about something: you want to buy a telescope, I want to launch CubeSat, and it's okay.

Last night, when I went out to observe starts, I got the idea to have my own satellite to observe stars, exoplanets, and our Earth. I know that even university students build satellites and launch them into space. Why can't we do the same? Having a telescope is amazing, but having its own...

YouTube and other space forums were my biggest helpers in learning astronomy. What about choosing a telescope? I browsed this forum and found a few threads dedicated to this issue. I suppose that the main thing is not the sources you use, but your desire because if you want to learn something...

Until scientists proved that there is civilization in Alpha Centauri, these signals mean nothing. However, I don't deny the possibility of reaching this star system in the far future. I heard that uncrewed mission to Alpha Centauri for 2069. Btw, I think many new space agencies and aerospace...

I suppose the majority of them. When you watch NASA's streams from time to time, like it or not, you start to understand how things in space work. I don't mean they all are experts, I mean they have at least a basic knowledge of it.

Well, I was born at the wrong time:sorry:. I don't think I'll live until 2065 to see the Venus-Jupiter eclipse, although I adore stargazing, and I'd like to see this event. And even if I can live so long, I'll hardly be able to travel somewhere. It's disappointing.

I read that NASA and ESA have planned to launch Titan Saturn System Mission. The project was created in 2009, but its implementation was postponed due to certain reasons. Nowadays, all space agencies are obsessed with Mars exploration, but I hope they'll continue exploring other important space...

There's no single force that can keep planets in orbit around the Sun. Gravity and inertia are two major forces that do it, and gravity is the major one.

The first my thought was, "It's just a play on words," but @lomidrevo post made me think a little more deeply about it. I seem to have a good knowledge of astronomy, but I completely forgot about the different stages of planet formation. However, it's just a theory. Now, Mars is considered to...

I agree that we all are accustomed to delays, so NASA relied on the time they received a signal from Mars, not the real time. Moreover, people who watch NASA's live streams are aware of how the Earth-Mars communication occurs, so they thought there's no need to explain how the delay is overcome.