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AstroViewer brings FITS thumbnails to Windows and Linux
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Astrophotographers generate a lot of files, and most of those files are not especially helpful when viewed through a normal file manager. Open a folder containing a night's worth of FITS frames and you are often greeted by rows of nearly identical dark icons. A clean exposure, a frame ruined ...
Reflect Orbital Space Mirror Approved by FCC: What It Means for Astronomy
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 by Richard Harris
There are moments when technological progress genuinely feels like progress. We develop cleaner energy, better batteries, more efficient solar panels and smarter electrical grids. Then there are moments when it feels as if we have completely gone off the rails - I feel personally, this is one of tho...
MARS DR2 for Pixinsight dropped
Monday, June 29, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
The newest MARS DR2 database for PixInsight is now available, and if you’re already using Multiscale Gradient Correction, this is one update that’s actually worth installing. It replaces the original MARS database with much broader sky coverage and a more complete reference, especially f...
New Space Capitalism: An argument for capitalism in the new frontier
Monday, June 22, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
A clear shift is underway in how humanity reaches and uses space. New Space Capitalism makes the case that market forces are not only compatible with exploration, they are the engine that can scale it. Dr. Rainer Zittelmann, author of the well researched new book New Space Capitalism, argues that ca...