Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
Yes, you read it correctly. With New Horizon’s historical mission, the first era of planetary exploration – where we have explored all planets of our solar system – comes to an end. But this is also a new beginning. From…
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No, Europa Report is not a Jupiter Ascending ante-literam movie (the fear is legitimate considering the astronomical proximity) and, while I have still to watch the latest Wachowski’s movie, trailers have given me a clear idea what it’s about –…
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There have been in these last weeks many news discussing aspects of the biggest gas giant of the Solar System, and one of them has caught my attention. This article explains how Jupiter would most likely be the responsible of the shape and the…
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Yes, “on” it is the correct preposition. It’s not the continent I’m talking about; it is the Jupiter’s moon with the same name. Why so? Because NASA just got extra-money for its 2016 budget (of $18.5 billion dollars, i.e. half…
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That xkcd is an amazing website, you already know (and if you don’t, go and have a look at it now! You won’t regret it). But you often find out that some of its graphics are conceptually powerful – like this…
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If you were dreaming about the day we are going to leave and explore the Solar System, take space elevators down to Mars and sky-diving over the Ligeia Mare on Titan, look no further. Wanderers, by Erik Wernquist, is a…
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I have read some days ago a nice article on IO9 discussing the Seven Wonders of the Solar System – from the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing. Whilst I disagree with…
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