- 13 March 2024
When the Opportunity rover landed on Mars in 2004, the team that operated it was relieved because the descent went according to plan and all the obstacles that were otherwise in abundance were overcome.
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- 10 March 2024
The Orion Nebula is one of the most interesting objects in the deep sky. It is a regular target of amateur astronomers, an inevitable goal of astrophotographers and the subject of constant observation and study by professional astronomers of various specialties.
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- 5 March 2024
We are in a very turbulent and fast-paced period of atmospheric events. Strong altitudinal currents of warm and cold, moist and dry air are present.
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- 2 March 2024
More than four billion years ago, the Earth was formed in a swirl of gas and dust. It was a chaotic age as many newly created bodies raced around the Sun, colliding, breaking apart and merging with each other.
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- 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.
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- 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?
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- 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.
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- 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?
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- 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.
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- 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.
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