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LightSail 2 Beams 1st Photos Home from Orbit! How to Track the Little Satellite.


LightSail 2 Beams 1st Photos Home from Orbit! How to Track the Little Satellite. The Planetary Society's solar-sailing spacecraft LightSail 2 beamed back its first views of Earth on Sunday (July 7). The images feature Earth's silhouette as the spacecraft floats into an orbital sunset. Sunlight scattering around the onboard cameras creates epic lens flares that would make the likes of action directors J.J. Abrams and Michael Bay proud.   More



(Source: Space.com - Jul 9)

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