Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
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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Among the numerous news of this week, one is worthy of further discussion. After decades of studies, BepiColombo mission is a go. The probe represents Europe’s first mission to Mercury, just launched yesterday (20 October) toward the smallest and least…
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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 the energy level of a (sick) kitten, and it’s not something that puts you in a…
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“The sun is always just about to rise. Mercury rotates so slowly that you can walk fast enough over its rocky surface to stay ahead of the dawn. (…) Mercury’s ancient face is so battered and irregular that the planet’s terminator,…
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If you have always wondered, like me, how would it be in practice living on another world, you can’t possibly miss the series recently prepared by Karl Tate for Space.Com, which is simply amazing. So far, Karl has published infographics for…
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