Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
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 has been going on recently in the sector. As it happens, many things deserve attention, and…
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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 many simulators out there. Some are very technical and require a good understanding of cosmology, others…
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I have fallen behind with Space News recently, and the reason for it is that now I work more or less full time on a space project… no more time for idle stargazing (and purposelessly reading about space). Here you…
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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 to the fact that the whole summer has been devoted to fiction -getting Frozen Wavelets ready…
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Only a few dates in the history of humankind are as iconic as Saturday, 20 July 1969, the very day a man walked on the soil on another celestial body for the first time. So far, it has remained the only…
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As we approach the day of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July, and NASA has plans about it), it would be nice to get into the right (space) mood. The good news is there are great opportunities…
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This is the first of a series of post on spaceflight. (Almost) everybody knows and follows Space X’s amazing progress toward resuming human spaceflight from the US soil in these last years. More in general, space exploration news and missions…
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This is not the title of a fantasy story (even though it could well be). No, I am talking about GAIA, ESA’s space observatory launched in 2013 and still in full activity. Just over one year ago, GAIA released its…
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Another good week for space news. These are the headlines that have caught my attention -all worthy of a follow-up. The Universe Is Expanding So Fast We Might Need New Physics to Explain It -It is not the first time…
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This week has been particularly rich in terms of space news, but three of them stole the headlines around the world. Here you have a roundup. Space X continues to achieve new heights. Just this week it recovered Falcon Heavy…
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