Clark and S. Kubrick – Anthological elegance, case unsolved?
- 2 April 2023
55 years ago, on April 2, 1968, one of the most famous films in the history of cinema, 2001: A Space Odyssey, began to appear on big screens worldwide.
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Thank you for visiting the Online Star Register Blog. Here we share the latest news with you about the OSR gifts, our apps and about what we love most: the universe and the stars!
Folks, we have a Full Moon
- 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 articleHow the minds of the past shaped the principles of our universe
- 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 articleHalley’s visions: How far have we come?
- 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 articleSpace X Crew Dragon dived into the Gulf of Mexico
- 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 articleHave you heard of Vanilla AI yet?
- 17 March 2023
It is clear to all of us that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the image of the world. Google’s translator, a chess program stronger than a human, Dynamic’s robots, recently ChatGPT, online programs for facial recognition, Google’s Echo, etc. And that’s just the beginning!
Read the full articleExtragalactic communications: so, what’s the problem, exactly?
- 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 articleBinocular Care 101 and Aurora Borealis Forecast
- 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 articleThe fusion magic of our Sun’s energy
- 8 March 2023
Here’s how you create energy: take 600 million tons of hydrogen and heat it to about 10 million degrees or more. After reaching the desired temperature, you are left with 596 million tons of helium, and the rest, 4 million, evaporates.
Read the full articleSpace archelogy through Webb’s mirrors
- 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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