Tag: Mars
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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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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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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 (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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Farewell, Opportunity. It has been a hell of a ride!
Yesterday (NASA) and the world said farewell to the Martian rover Opportunity. After several weeks of attempts to revive the rover -overwhelmed last June…
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Insight has landed. NASA’s historical mission is a success.
After a journey across space started in May of this year, Nasa’s InSight probe has landed tonight on Mars as planned, while the world held its breath.…
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Outer Space and Martin Rees – reading suggestions
Every space lover has heard of Martin Rees, I bet. He’s (among other things) a UK Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and…
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Best 2018 Pictures from Space
In the past, I’ve often featured a few amazing snapshots taken from Hubble, Chandra and the various space probes on this blog. It has…
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All eyes on Mars
Curiosity (NASA’s rover launched in 2011 and that landed on the Martian surface on August 6, 2012) keeps delivering. Today, NASA announced that the rover “has…
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Space Features of the Week (26 May)
It has been a while since I’ve done this, so I think a quick roundup of some interesting space and science features recently in…
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All is ready for Mars InSight Lander.
NASA’s next mission to Mars is a go, already on the launching pad. The probe is InSight Mars lander, which is scheduled to lift off from…
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Get to known Delta IV
There are plenty of news about Space X’s Falcon Heavy, the new heavy lifter for space exploration, with a reason: the endeavour is exceptional,…
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The Cartography of the Solar System – Mars
This is my second post about cartography and maps of other celestial bodies of the Solar System (the first one, the Moon, is here)…
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Space Features of the Week (27 January)
I’ve recently seen a few interesting things in the press, so it’s the moment for another roundup of what’s happening in outer space (and…
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2018 -what to look forward to (space-wise)
This year I’ve decided, for once, not to do any New Year Resolutions. After all, I’ve started 2018 in bed with strong flu and…
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Space Features of the Week (20 November)
A few interesting articles about space I have come across in the last days. Definitively worth a reading, people. Everybody who follows astrophysics and…
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Space Features of the Week (5 November)
Newsclipping from recent space and tech articles from around the web, some of them really interesting. Nearby neutron star collision could cause calamity on…
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Space Features of the Week (18 June)
Here’s the usual summary of interesting space news of the week – with some stunning images from our Solar Systems. Have you ever wondered…