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13 votes
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No, aliens haven’t visited the Earth. Why are so many smart people insisting otherwise?
29 votes -
Flipped bit could mark the end of Voyager 1‘s interstellar mission
14 votes -
US Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs
21 votes -
Zoozve
20 votes -
The insane engineering of the space shuttle
9 votes -
Astronomers accidentally discover dark primordial galaxy without stars
25 votes -
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
58 votes -
After three years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends
26 votes -
Uncovering the forgotten female astronomers of Yerkes Observatory
15 votes -
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies
15 votes -
Scientists attempt to explain “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon
6 votes -
Astrobotic Technology says its Moon landing attempt is in jeopardy because of an engine problem
29 votes -
Don't look so blue, Neptune: New study (re)reveals Neptune's blue hue to be very pale and similar to Uranus, unlike edited Voyager 2 images
17 votes -
US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
24 votes -
2023's most spectacular photos from the James Webb Telescope
31 votes -
NASA's 3D-printed detonation engine revs up for four minutes in breakthrough test
33 votes -
James Webb Space Telescope captures high-resolution image of Uranus
56 votes -
What are some good books to learn how the International Space Station works?
There are many interesting videos about the ISS on YouTube, but I have a hard time committing video content to memory, and it is also difficult for me to create a mental picture of how things work...
There are many interesting videos about the ISS on YouTube, but I have a hard time committing video content to memory, and it is also difficult for me to create a mental picture of how things work in that format.
So, what are some good books (or maybe long-form articles) about the ISS that can help me understand it both functionally and spatially? Essentially, where everything is, what everything is for, and also how all the procedures actually work. I'm looking for both accessible introductions for the general public and more technical literature (although I am not in STEM, so something meant specifically for engineers might be too much for me).
The purpose of the request is research for something I am writing. I intend it to be (kinda hard) science fiction, so I wanna be able to comfortably visualize and refer to all the spaces and moving parts with knowledge. I do wanna learn some jargon and what it's for, but I'm not building a space station in my garage :P
It takes place in current times.
I'm not against learning more about the history of the ISS, but my focus is really on how it is organized, what every part is meant to accomplish, and how the operations and procedures actually take place there. Including all the rules, methods, and inner works involving human beings, both in relation to the ISS and themselves.
6 votes -
A six-planet system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
55 votes -
The strange clouds of alien worlds
6 votes -
I was scared to say this to NASA... (but I said it anyway)
25 votes -
A 1990 experiment to test whether we could discern life on Earth remotely
9 votes -
A study on mouse embryos grown in space suggests that the radiation and weightlessness of space might not pose immediate obstacles to mammalian reproduction
9 votes -
Norwegian state-run telco Telenor announced plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway, part of the country's space agency
6 votes -
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded rattled Earth's atmosphere
18 votes -
The bodily indignities of the space life
21 votes -
Japan to create ¥1 trillion fund to develop outer space industry
16 votes -
NASA to launch NASA+, a free streaming service
73 votes -
First images of ESA-telescope 'Euclid'
22 votes -
What does the US Space Force actually do?
20 votes -
Inside the small world of simulating other worlds
3 votes -
Norway inaugurated its northern Andøya spaceport Thursday as commercial launch competition on continental Europe heats up
10 votes -
Earth is hiding another planet deep inside
24 votes -
NASA just sent a software update to a spacecraft twelve billion miles away
56 votes -
What would happen if the Earth had rings?
4 votes -
A giant European telescope rises as US rivals await rescue
8 votes -
Supervolcano eruption on Pluto hints at hidden ocean beneath the surface
21 votes -
NASA's Webb makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
15 votes -
SpaceX to the US FAA: The industry needs you to move faster
23 votes -
Occultation of the Sun by Lunar Mountains - Oct. 14th, 2023
6 votes -
Any amatuer (or professional) astrophotographers capture the annular solar eclipse today?
I was only able to see ~70% coverage in my area, and was hoping to see some posts here on Tildes about the eclipse. I'd love to see anyone's work they managed to capture today.
20 votes -
Photographs from ISS not of Earth?
This random late-night thought that hopefully someone can quickly point me to (my Google-fu is weak tonight). I'd like to see some pictures of space from the ISS that don't include Earth. I live...
This random late-night thought that hopefully someone can quickly point me to (my Google-fu is weak tonight). I'd like to see some pictures of space from the ISS that don't include Earth. I live in an area that is heavily light polluted so my nightsky view is terrible and I've seen amazing images from other places on Earth that look stunning - I figured a view from the ISS would be even more amazing.
Some of the ones I've quickly found on google appear to be photoshopped - as I'll find the same scene with only a few stars, another seemingly showing the entire Milky Way and then another plain black highlighting the earth.
Many Thanks!
12 votes -
All objects and some questions
4 votes -
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 annular eclipse: where and when
18 votes -
Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it’s harder than you might think
11 votes -
Retired astronaut, fighter pilot, and engineer Chris Hadfield reviews aerospace movies and shows
24 votes -
We might have accidentally killed any life we collected in samples on Mars nearly fifty years ago
43 votes -
Appropriate for spooky season. Venus: Welcome to her nightmare
3 votes -
James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion
12 votes