Tag: space
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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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And VG makes history. The start of a new age in space.
Yes, it finally happened. After many years of struggles (it all began in 2004) and failed attempts (notable the one in 2014) Virgin Galactic…
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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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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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The impact of Covid-2019 on the space sector.
There are a lot of headlines on the press these days about the losses in the financial markets and in many businesses, due to…
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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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Simulations of the Universe. Take your pick.
If exploring the Universe has always been one of your dreams, you might start using what’s available right now and try one of the…
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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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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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2019 in space
2018 has been a record-shattering year -with more than 100 successful launches and mission achievements. What are we looking for in 2019? Another year…
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New Moon(s) out there
If you missed this news, read it again: it’s not a scam and it’s impressive in its own right. We’re going to have another…
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Why Space X has to upscale its operations (hint: we want the ISS to keep on going)
In case you haven’t heard the news, that’s the story of the day: Soyuz, the Russian vector that since the retirement of the Space…
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Amazing Hayabusa
After ESA-Rosetta managed the incredible Phila landing on a comet in 2014, these days are full of photos and news of the amazing achievement of…
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Blood Moon 2018: Total Lunar Eclipse on July 27
Are you excited? You should. There is a total lunar eclipse coming up just in two weeks -on July 27, to be precise –…
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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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Meet Ultima Thule, New Horizons’ Next Target
Everybody remembers New Horizons, right? The probe, launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in January 2006, did a truly historic flyby of Pluto on July 14,…
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The Rift. The Dark Side of the Moon (2016). A review.
On paper, this movie checked all my boxes for a good one: it is about space missions (a satellite crash); it is SF horror…
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Exoplanet update
I regularly review features about exoplanets, together with giving periodical updates on their number and recent discoveries. Here for the latest stats: The catalogue…
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Build your own habitable planet -available tools
Everybody familiar with SF knows about the habitable zone, at least the basics. It’s that area around a star where life is possible. A…
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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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(Awesome) videos about space
I have recently come across some amazing videos – and here they are! Definitively worth watching. The first is a “visualization explores the Orion…
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Best of 2017 (astro) news
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…
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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…