Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
I regularly review features about exoplanets, together with giving periodical updates on their number and recent discoveries. Here for the latest stats: The catalogue maintained at Exoplanet.eu gives (April 4, 2018) 3757 planets / 2807 planetary systems / 627 multiple…
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This is my second post about cartography and maps of other celestial bodies of the Solar System (the first one, the Moon, is here) and there are not many subjects as fascinating as this one. The Moon is pretty well…
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Vesta is a well-known place in terms of space exploration, but one people don’t necessarily know a lot about, let alone understand why NASA should even send a mission there. So, I’ve decided to write a quick post to tell…
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It is not the first time I write about that mysterious object supposedly orbiting our Solar System (see previous articles here and here), mentioning the long quest and background on the subject and including (a few) conspiracy theories. I am not…
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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 Earth’s Lower Orbit, too). This edition is all about space missions: the months ahead are going…
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I have recently come across some amazing videos – and here they are! Definitively worth watching. The first is a “visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the…
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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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At -2 (or 1, depending on which part of the globe you’re based) to 2018, it’s the moment for a quick recap of 2017 space news -for one, because this year spoiled us. We had all sort of events and…
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A few interesting articles about space I have come across in the last days. Definitively worth a reading, people. Everybody who follows astrophysics and space news knows about Tabby’s Star, that so many controversies has caused since its detection. But…
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Newsclipping from recent space and tech articles from around the web, some of them really interesting. Nearby neutron star collision could cause calamity on Earth. But if it doesn’t, the event itself could be very important for the detection of the…
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