The Christmas morning of 2021 marks a new chapter in our cosmic history as the day when James Webb Telescope took off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a fresh spatial quest. Webb is replacing his famous ancestor – … Continue reading Webb telescope arrives in space with a historic mission
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to taste the Sun. It happened last week, and now we can properly enjoy the trespassing of this new cosmic frontier: NASA just made public a 13-second time-lapse containing stunning first-ever photos … Continue reading The first-ever view inside the Sun comes from Parker Solar Probe
Perseverance, NASA`s most sophisticated rover, is celebrating 100 Martian days (sols) since it landed on the Red Planet, where it is collecting soil samples and all sorts of data in its pursuit for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover … Continue reading NASA`s Perseverance first 100 Martian days in photos
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history on Monday morning after completing an experimental flight on Mars. Ingenuity is “the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet”, announced NASA. It`s considered a major achievement also because … Continue reading NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter makes historic first flight on Mars
Curiosity and perseverance always took humanity to exciting destinations. Not so long ago we “conquered” the Moon, and now we’re getting pretty close to walk on Mars. The latest step was made on Thursday, by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which arrived … Continue reading Perseverance is “healthy”, announces NASA. The rover beamed new color images from Mars
An international team of researchers recorded the rare moment when a star is devoured by a supermassive black hole. They captured a rare flash from the dying star using several telescopes from around the world, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope … Continue reading Black hole devours star by “spaghettification”
Astronomers are studying the recently discovered exoplanet WASP-189b, considered, in their own words, “the most extreme planet ever seen”. Researchers from the University of Bern are using the CHEOPS space telescope to conduct a detailed study of the exoplanet. WASP-189b … Continue reading “The most extreme planet ever seen” has a surface temperature of 3,200°C
You probably noticed the unusually big and yellow-colored Moon rising on the sky in the past nights. Well, it’s called Corn Moon and it’s the third and final full moon of northern summer. The name comes from the Native Americans, … Continue reading Corn Moon is the final full moon of northern summer
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches peak on Tuesday, August 11, when it`s supposed to offer the best meteor show of the year, according to NASA. Sky watchers will be able to see dozens of bright meteors per hour on … Continue reading Perseid meteor shower: How to watch the cosmic spectacle [video]
The dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world, according to a major exploration mission and extensive studies made public on Monday. Ceres was long believed to be a space rock, but now scientists from Europe and USA say that it … Continue reading Planet Ceres is an ocean world with water beneath its surface
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