It is an unprecedented astronomical event. More than 500 million kilometers from Earth, located between the orbit of Jupiter and that of Mars, the Philae module of the Rosetta spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA) will descend on the surface of a comet, specifically Comet 67P / Churyumov – Gerasimenko. More than 20 years have passed since the mission received the green light at ESA in 1993 and, for 10 years, the probe has been chasing the comet, which has taken it to travel more than 6,000 million kilometers. The mission will become the first to make such close contact with a comet and the first to follow its path around the Sun. This is its timeline:
For the first time in the history of mankind a spacecraft will land on a comet, exactly 67P / Churyumov – Gerasimenko. How big is this interplanetary remnant? We compare it with some of the most important cities in Europe.
A team of researchers from the University of Alaska, in Fairbanks, has announced the discovery in Upward Sun River, near the Tanana River, in the center of that state, of the remains of two children who were buried more than 11,000 years ago.
The MUSE (Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) instrument of ESO's VLT (Very Large Telescope) has managed to capture a very striking snapshot for astronomy and not easy to see: that of a spectacular cosmic accident. In the image, the movement of the gas can be observed for the first time as it is ripped from the galaxy ESO 137-001 to be quickly swallowed up by a huge cluster of galaxies.
A team of Swiss researchers has created a robot with which to reproduce ghostly illusions in our brains. The work will be very useful for the in-depth study of schizophrenia.
Astronomers working at the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array) telescope have managed to capture the best image to date and with extraordinary detail of the formation of planets around a young star.
A team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, has discovered in the Chinese province of Ánhui the remains of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived about 248 million years ago, capable of moving both in water and on land .
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
