Space & Aviation
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To retrieve your spy photos, simply deploy several C-119J aircraft equipped with gigantic hooks in the target recovery area
You push a button and - BAM - you take a photo. But just how does this magic happen? In this video we take a look at the insides of cameras, how they work and what connection they have to telescopes.
Younger versions of the Sun are quieter and dimmer than scientists thought.
Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming in their X-ray output more quickly than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.