Category: Astro(physics)
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2022 – the Moon year?
Nobody can deny that 2021 was all about Mars –with three brand new missions heading to the Red Planet and delivering new science and…
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And VG makes history. The start of a new age in space.
Yes, it finally happened. After many years of struggles (it all began in 2004) and failed attempts (notable the one in 2014) Virgin Galactic…
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Welcome to the new Martian citizen: Zhurong
It was the quieter Martian landing ever. From the US Pathfinder’s descent to the Martian surface that focused the world’s attention (and blew up…
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Keeping up with the Martians
February 2021 was all blast and hype about Mars, with three missions (!) successfully managing to reach the Red Planet and get to work.…
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Perseverance and an amazing Space February
This month we’ve been truly spoiled with (space) wonders. After the UAE’s Hope and the Chinese Tianwen-1 safely entering the Martian orbit, NASA Perseverance…
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Mars Missions Coverage: Hope (ETA)
In the following days, I am going to post updates on the three Mars missions that are due to arrive just now. Tomorrow is…
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A busy, busy February (Hint: look at the Red Planet)
The last two weeks have been quite busy for me at work –writing articles, recording science podcasts, preparing project proposals, you name it– and…
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The Beaver Moon Eclipse
Yes, we have another Moon eclipse to watch on November 29/30 –in the early morning hours of Monday (ET time). Space.com gives details about…
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The Tale of Two (or more) Rockets
They were just in the news this week: announcements of launches that followed up one after another. Space X is about to launch not…
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The problem with (space) debris
I have been writing about space debris in totally different (mainly academic) settings, and, considering how dangerous debris can be to working satellites and…
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Space News (November 2020)
Halloween offered us with a fantastic full moon –quite a rare view, to be sure. As a matter of fact, it was, as space.com…
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Space News (October 2020)
Hello everybody. In this Covid-19 (returning or ever-present, depending on which part of the globe you find yourself) madness, it is easy to forget…
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Space News (July 2020)
There are a few interesting things up in this July’s night sky and specialised press, more than worth a post about them. First of…
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The dark side of the Moon is not so dark (but it’s weird)
Pink Floyd aside, the fascination of what’s called ‘the dark side of the Moon’ is widespread, even though calling it “dark side” is actually…
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If the first time you don’t succeed…Space X’s coming launch (maybe)
All eyes are pointed to the sky, looking at the weather, which remains the main obstacle so far to the historical Space X’s launch…
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Space News (May 2020)
There has been some interesting news in these last weeks about space, both in terms of missions (I have talked about Lucy in my…
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NASA’s Mission Lucy to explore how the Solar System was born.
This week’s post is devoted to this interesting new mission, after we’ve just enjoyed the last supermoon of 2020. Lucy will be the first…
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Space News (April 2020)
In these difficult times, the space sector tends to attract less attention it used to (and rightly so); but looking at the stars and…
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The impact of Covid-2019 on the space sector.
There are a lot of headlines on the press these days about the losses in the financial markets and in many businesses, due to…
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Space News (March 2020)
It has been a while from the last time I’ve updated this section of the blog, so it is time for a quick roundup…
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Space News (December 2019)
Even though we’re quite near to the Space News End of the Year post, I thought I could do a little update on what…
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Simulations of the Universe. Take your pick.
If exploring the Universe has always been one of your dreams, you might start using what’s available right now and try one of the…
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Space News (November 2019)
I have fallen behind with Space News recently, and the reason for it is that now I work more or less full time on…
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Space News -update
It has been a while since the last time I’ve given any news about what’s going on in the sector. This is mainly due…