Astronomy

Kepler, the planet hunter

Kepler, NASA's new "exoplanet hunter" space telescope, was launched on March 6, 2009, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

From Earth to the Solar System – Ice in a Martian Crater

NASA has released a collection of impressive images of the Solar System. Baptized as FETTSS (acronym in English for "From the Earth to the Solar System") it contains photographs of our planet, the neighboring

The Best Astronomical Images of 2011 – Galaxies or Dragons?

For the third consecutive year, the Royal Observatory of Greenwich (United Kingdom) has organized the contest "Astronomical Photographer of the Year". These are the winning and finalist images of the 2011 edition.

The Eagle Nebula, where the stars are born – The most famous astronomical image of the 20th century

By observing the Eagle Nebula with different telescopes, including the Herschel and XMM-Newton space telescopes, at all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers begin to understand the complex

Extrasolar planet exploration milestones – 51 pegasi

The first discoverers of an extrasolar planet, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, have just been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge award from the BBVA Foundation. We analyze in images the main historical milestones that h

Around the world of the supermoon

In the early morning of Saturday, May 5, the full Moon was perceived 14% larger and 30% brighter than usual when the satellite was at perigee, that is, its closest point to the

2012 Earth & Sky Photo Contest – Lovejoy sobre Australia

The international photographic contest International Earth and Sky Photo Contest already has winners in its third edition. Under the theme "The Importance of the Dark Sky", the award-winning photos this year are those that

Transit of Venus – At twilight

This is how the last transit of Venus of the century looked ahead of the Sun, at dawn from June 5 to 6.

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Schedules of the Valencia GP of MotoGP in Cheste and how to see it

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"Don't talk to me!": Danni Büchner makes a clear announcement to hated party guests

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.

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