At 22:59 EST on 17 February 2023, I was fortunate enough to be at Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of the Inmarsat 1-6 F2 communications satellite. I'd won a competition run by Inmarsat for the Scouts and my entry was selected by British astronaut Tim Peake!
My entry was all about how space can help reduce global warming on planet Earth. Being a Scout has really helped me to appreciate the environment we live in and what's beyond it, through developing my skills with activities like the Astronautics activity badge and the Community Impact badge.
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INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
Two years ago, exoplanet scientist Hannah Wakeford received some of the first data from the JWST. In July's Sky at Night, we discovered what she's learned since then
Where have all the Milky Way's early stars gone?
Our Galaxy has a curious lack of pristine stars
Could we find aliens by looking for their solar panels?
Designed to reflect ultraviolet and infrared, the panels have a unique fingerprint
How to stack DSLR data in Siril
Easily combine multiple frames to boost detailin your astro photos
Lunar occultation of Saturn
You'll need to strike a balance on 21 August to capture the Moon covering the ringed planet
How to plot a variable star light curve
A rewarding project to chart stars that change brightness
Smartphone photography with a telescope
Mary Mcintyre explains how to get impressive night-sky images using your phone
Once-a-century solar storm is overdue
If a Carrington Event struck today it would be catastrophic, says Minna Palmroth
The new era of human spaceflight
There's been a step-change in crewed space missions since the dawn of the 21st century. Ben Evans charts its course and looks ahead to future horizons
Antimatter
In our continuing series, Govert Schilling looks at antimatter, the strange counterpart to most of the matter filling our Universe
