Tag: Nasa
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Planet 9, X, and counting…
For a bizarre coincidence, I’ve written about the fabled (and infamous) Planet X just this time last year, mentioning that, from the analysis of some…
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Pluto’s moon system – how cool can it be?
One of the most valuable results New Horizons was able to deliver in its historic Pluto’s flyby was more information and precious imagery of…
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Crossing Saturn’s Rings – the 2016 Finale
It’s not the first time I cover this authentic natural wonder, including posting a link to a media gallery with some of the best Cassini’s…
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More Jupiter in the news
Do you remember the claim that Jupiter is somehow a failed star? Well, this time it seems we have finally found a star that…
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See you on Enceladus
That Enceladus is one of the most spectacular moons in the Solar System is already known – for many reasons, including pure aesthetic ones.…
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The Great Red Spot makes the news (again)
If there is a famous image for Jupiter, it’s for sure the one of its Great Read Spot, which is a giant, spinning, fast travelling…
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Pluto’s latest surprises
… If you have thought we were done with Pluto (who dares still calling it a dwarf, planet or anything?), well, get ready. NASA…
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Water on Mars, what’s the big deal?
… I mean, it’s not like there’s no H2O anywhere in the Solar System apart from our planet. We know for a fact that…
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Dragon scales on Pluto’s surface
It seems surprises are not over yet – at least judging from what the newly-downloaded data from New Horizons showed to NASA scientists. Together…
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Go, New Horizons, Go – The next target
Dust has not yet settled on Pluto’s amazing Flyby that New Horizons got more job to do. Or so it seems. In a way,…
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Broadcasting Earth to the aliens – NASA Soundcloud
Not satisfied with having already uploaded an amazing series of recording about space events and planetary radio emissions, and even created a radio (Third…
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Writing about science and space for other blogs / 5
This is the periodic update about articles I have contributed in these last months to other blogs. Compared to last year I have been…
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Here we are, Pluto. Earth is watching!
I can’t almost believe Pluto Day has arrived. While I’m writing this New Horizons, after a trip of nine years, is at T-3, 94,670…
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Summer 2015 – Events not to be missed
Summer 2015 promises to be exciting, with a lot of things going on… While I can’t *sigh* possibly attend everything, there are some of them…
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The end of an era of planetary exploration
Yes, you read it correctly. With New Horizon’s historical mission, the first era of planetary exploration – where we have explored all planets of…
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Get your own Chandra X-ray Observatory… in 3D Printing
If like me you are a 3D printing and an astronomy fan, and you have time to spare this weekend, there’s something out there…
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Going to Pluto: New Horizons’ new imagery
One of the most exciting features of New Horizons, on its way for the expected Pluto’s flyby next month, is the amazing pictures the…
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Apollo 18 (2011) – A review
“There’s a reason we’ve never gone back to the Moon.” This is how the opening line on the movie’s website, a American-Canadian SF/ horror…
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Solar System’s Best Flybys – which one is your favourite?
Thanks to Cassini, we got spoiled for flybys over planets and moons – just think that we are now at number 111 (the last…
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Life in the universe – where to search for it
I have recently read many articles about where life in the universe is likely to be found and what are the preconditions for it. This…
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Guest Post – The invisible geometries of the Solar System
This is an abridged version of the article “The invisible geometries of the Solar System” by Roberto Flaibani, first published in Italian on Il Tredicesimo Cavaliere, a…
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Space missions – updates
2015 is an amazing year for space missions (not that 2014 has been a bad one) – plenty of them under way and expectations…
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The once and future Hubble – 25 years in space, and counting
It’s impossible not to celebrate these days the incredible achievements of Hubble’s Space Telescope – which has just turned 25. A joint ESA/NASA project, launched…
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Exoplanet series – strange creatures
Keeping on with my exoplanet series. First of all, some updates in their number, that keep changing – due to new observations, discoveries and so…