- 11 April 2023
In April 1967, the spacecraft Surveyor 3 was gently lowered into the ocean of Bura, on the Moon. Two and a half years later, in November 1969, the crew of Apollo 12 landed. This was the second human mission to set foot on the Moon.
Read the full article- 8 April 2023
The Artemis 2 mission is approaching! The launch of this mission is planned for November next year, and what all the media are happy to point out is that it will be the first time in more than half a century that a human crew will be sent to the Moon.
Read the full article- 5 April 2023
Every time something lands on Mars, or crashes from Earth, we also deliver some sort of life to the neighboring planet. It’s not like it’s done on purpose, though!
Read the full article- 30 March 2023
This morning the entire half of the Moon visible to us was illuminated by the Sun’s rays. We say that the Moon is “full”. At that moment, we were 391,004 km away from our natural satellite.
Read the full article- 26 March 2023
Empirical sciences, including the science of Nature, are based on our experience. And this experience evolved in historical time. Let’s look back at some interesting ideas that we still fall back on in the 21st century.
Read the full article- 23 March 2023
The existence of the Oort cloud is the answer to the questions people have always asked about comets: what are comets and where do they come from? Back in the fourth century BC, Aristotle believed that comets were clouds of luminous gas in the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Read the full article- 20 March 2023
Just days ago, the “star trail” successfully landed on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. To be a little more precise, on March 12, the American spaceship Dragon 5 (Endurance) with a crew of four successfully landed in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico.
Read the full article- 14 March 2023
Despite the fact that we don’t know if extraterrestrial intelligent beings even exist, we know some important problems in communicating with them. The huge distance that probably separates us from them is the first and perhaps the main problem. Or is it? Let’s discuss some cool ideas.
Read the full article- 11 March 2023
Binoculars are a precious instrument in every astronomer’s home and they require some basic knowledge and certainly some heartfelt attention. Here are some tips!
Read the full article- 5 March 2023
Galaxies are mostly visible in different shades of orange but also other colors. Some galaxies are big enough to see their spiral ends, while some appear to us as just huge bright spots.
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