Amateur astronomy is about observing: Each and every time you look through an eyepiece, you make contact with a distant part of the universe. I’ve assembled this list of observing tips — one for each ...

Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the ...

You're standing next to your client, feeling good about your most recent meeting, believing that you're finally closing the deal after months of negotiation. This has been a rocky road and you're ...

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NASA is well known for observating space, but the agency also has a strong hand in monitoring Earth. NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) is a collection of satellites designed to monitor and ...

Earth got its first artificial satellite 60 years ago, when the 1957 launch of a beeping ball named Sputnik kicked off the Space Age. Thousands of other, fancier satellites have followed since, and ...

When you observe a person who is stressed, sometimes you begin to feel stressed yourself, even if you are not doing anything stressful. Consider a scenario in which you’re watching someone give a ...

The GOOS Ocean Observing System Report Card was prepared in collaboration with GOOS partners and experts, and produced by its operational centre OceanOPS. In 2022 the Report focuses on how an ...

Thirteen mature global observing networks currently track changes in ocean conditions under the IOC-UNESCO led Global Ocean Observing System’s (GOOS) Observations Coordination Group. The Observations ...

Wear an eye patch over your observing eye while setting up equipment. Put it on as long as possible before the start of your session, and you will be rewarded with a fully dark-adapted eye when you’re ...