Tag: Nasa
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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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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 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 (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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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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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…
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The day the Eagle landed.
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…
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Space Events in the next 30 days
As we approach the day of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July, and NASA has plans about it), it would be…
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Spaceflight in 2018
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…
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Space Features of the Week (27 April)
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…
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Space X made it -Crew Dragon docked to the ISS.
Even if you don’t follow space news, you’ve probably heard about this historical achievement. Space X’s new module, Crew Dragon, which is going to…
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Exploring the (virtual) Moon
I have already written in the past about a few software and websites that allow for exploring the night sky and stars nearby. Today…
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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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New Horizons’ last flyby: Ultima Thule
New Horizons is almost there. After the historical flyby of Pluto in 2015, the probe has continued its course across the Kuiper Belt and…