- 26 February 2024
As discussed in previous texts here on OSR, February has always served as a convenient place for calendar reformers to correct their mistakes and make other tweaks throughout human history.
Read the full article- 21 February 2024
Well, as you know by now February usually has 28 days. And this leap year there are 29, so this year will last one day longer. Did you know that throughout history, February has literally served for calendar corrections?
Read the full article- 14 February 2024
It can be said with certainty that the Moon has been an object of interest and study for people since the earliest days. This is understandable, if we take into account that it is our closest celestial neighbor, and next to the Sun, it is the most dominant object in the sky. But what has accelerated the study of the Moon in modern times originates from completely different reasons. Let’s find out why.
Read the full article- 10 February 2024
Space is a cold, dangerous and inhospitable place. We ourselves have to design, create, test and apply all our knowledge and experience in order to succeed in our plans to take a closer look at the stars above us. So how are we doing so far on a global scale?
Read the full article- 7 February 2024
The second of the large rovers on Mars (Perseverance) arrived on the ground of the red planet in early 2021. Two months later, an almost unwelcome passenger, a small helicopter called Ingenuity, took off on its short test mission.
Read the full article- 4 February 2024
Life here on planet Earth has seen numerous changes since the last century and dreams that once were fictional can in fact become reality. Your grandparents never had a chance to go anywhere near the Moon, but you now do! How exactly? Read on below, fellow dreamers.
Read the full article- 1 February 2024
Things are moving rapidly in a technology and service-based society, so with less time on our hands the demand for outside help rises. Sometimes, you may need to deliver a package to a specific location and person. But what if we needed to move more stuff from our planet to a place far outside the hemisphere?
Read the full article- 28 January 2024
As expected, the flight of the Artemis 2 mission has been delayed. Instead of November this year, the plan is now for it to take off next September, in 2025.
Read the full article- 23 January 2024
It has been two weeks now since the new American rocket named Vulcan successfully launched from the rocket complex 41 in Florida, Cape Canaveral, on its way to the Moon.
Read the full article- 20 January 2024
The story of the names of the planets begins several thousand years ago, when the ancient Chaldean astronomers noticed that some stars, unlike others, move across the sky, which can be observed during several nights of observation.
Read the full articleClassical Greek and Latin sources frequently use the term Chaldeans for Mesopotamian astronomers.
