The Russian Mayak satellite failed to deploy its reflective sail that would have placed it among the brightest objects in the night sky, the project announced on its website and via Russian media out…
A Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully launched a controversial satellite into orbit, which will become one of our brightest stars in a few days – and may hamper astronomical observations. The sat…
Russia is only two weeks away from launching a new satellite that will become one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Scheduled to launch on July 14, the small Mayak satellite was the result of …
