- 11 January 2024
The term crater has a very broad meaning in the topography of the Moon. This usually refers to all ring-like formations, and they are mostly circular in shape, but with numerous exceptions of the rule. They are of different origins and very different sizes.
Read the full article- 6 January 2024
Where did the idea of dark matter come from? Is it the result of casual discussions, complex mathematical constructions to justify some theory, or is it simply a reality in the universe?
Read the full article- 3 January 2024
Mount Wilson is 1,740 meters high and in winter the nights in the open dome can be very cold. One October night in 1923, while observing the Great Andromeda Nebula, Hubble noticed several stars that he at first thought were new.
Read the full article- 26 December 2023
One of the questions that bother science lovers all over the world is: why do the planets go in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun?
Read the full article- 21 December 2023
When in 1908 Jack Johnson (1878-1946) unexpectedly became the boxing champion of the world in the light heavyweight category, “white” America was outraged and offended.
Read the full article- 17 December 2023
Believe it or not, twenty-five years ago, on November 20, 1998, the first segment of the International Space Station, Zarya (in Russian: zora), was launched into space by a proton-K rocket as tall as a 17-story building, from launch pad 81 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Read the full article- 14 December 2023
Until the previous century, the history of astronomy was dominated by great discoveries made by great scientists, such as Tycho Brahe, Galileo, Kepler, William Herschel and others. The number of women scientists who were recognized as innovators was very small.
Read the full article- 10 December 2023
Seeing the aurora borealis is a real challenge and rarity for most of the world’s population. Until the advent of digital cameras and modern cell phones with powerful cameras, documenting the aurora borealis happened once or twice every ten to twenty years.
Read the full article- 7 December 2023
Until the invention of the telescope, it was not clear whether there was water on the Moon or not. There were only guesses about it without any material basis, with a bit of healthy logic.
Read the full article- 3 December 2023
It is difficult to imagine a greater desolation than that which reigns on the Moon. An entire world is made of thick deposits of dust and scattered stones. Deaf, motionless, dead.
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