Every year millions of curious people and astronomy’s lovers await the night of the “shooting stars”. In realty it’s the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower, this years the peak is expected in the 12/13 …
Perseid Meteor Shower 2023
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Brian May on climate change
Brian May is not only one of the most famous guitarist of the world, but he’s also an astrophysicist. He finished the PhD in 2007 and recently he has contributed to an intersting book “Bennu: …
From the sky to the sea: our glowing Universe
For the image: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava, Sovena Jani (https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=23528) If you don’t have the opportunity to visit an astronomical observatory, the NASA website has an intersting …
A glass of “Juice” from the space
In this case Juice is not something to drink, the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, is the mission of the European Space Agency, travelling to discover Jupiter’s secrets. After a journey of approximately eight years, the …
Coming back to the Moon: the crew’s announcement
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 …
Are all planetary systems similar to our Solar System?
In our Solar System the smallest rocky planets – such as Venus, Earth or Mars – orbit relatively close to our star. The large gas and ice giants – such as Jupiter, Saturn or Neptune …