LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA
- 5 February 2023
Everyone who is slightly interested in astronomy has heard of gravity detectors or at least seen two kilometers of tubes that connect at the right angles.
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A Message for The Hubble Space Telescope: We still need you!
- 30 January 2023
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has a serious history of almost 33 years, a history filled with numerous, often very dramatic events, some of which spoke of the near end of the telescope, of its deorbiting and going into oblivion.
Read the full articleA rescue mission for the ISS cosmonauts: Soyuz MS-23
- 28 January 2023
December 2022, from the depths of the solar system, at a speed of 26,000 km/h, the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft (parked on the ISS) was hit by a micrometeorite and caused serious damage to the cooling system.
Read the full articleMars throughout history
- 25 January 2023
The Chaldeans and other ancient nations knew Mars as one of the five “wandering stars” (the Greeks called the wandering stars planets, hence the current name for these bodies). They also know Mars’ characteristic that it sometimes moves backwards in the sky – the so called retrograde movement, but only in relation to faster bodies.
Read the full article2023: Biggest upcoming space missions for the year
- 24 January 2023
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It’s a brand new year, so let’s start our astronomical learning curve by checking out the biggest upcoming space missions for 2023!
Read the full articleThe mystery of one very special rock from Mars
- 21 January 2023
Have you heard of ALH 84001? Although the name is not that cool, the story behind it certainly is and deserves a full article devoted to it on our blog!
Read the full articleThe American-Russian cooperation in space
- 16 January 2023
In today’s blog, we will put an emphasis on humanity, ignoring all the limits we set between us here on Earth.
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Mercury’s odd and fascinating day
- 13 January 2023
On our planet, the Sun appears in the east, then it rises and when it reaches the highest point in the sky, it is noon. After that, the Sun descends towards the horizon and sets in the west. Then it’s evening. When the Sun rises again one day is completed.
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- 31 December 2022
For anyone wondering, the title is Latin for Happy New Year!
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- 29 December 2022
We live in 195 countries, speak over 7100 languages and practice about 4200 different religions. Truly colorful!
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