For the first time in the history of astronomy, a probe has entered the orbit of the planet Mercury. Messenger, which has traveled 7.9 million kilometers to reach its goal, will study the planet closest to the Sun for twelve months.
What information can be gleaned from a single grain of dust? Scientists from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia have developed a laboratory to study the dust particles obtained from the tails of comets, the desert or the Icelandic Eyjafjällajokull volcano.
The BigBoss project will use 500 nights of observation in the Mayall telescope, of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory of Arizona (USA) with the aim of elaborating the most detailed map of the sky and investigating the history of the expansion of the universe and of dark energy .
NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft is already on its way for its rendezvous with Comet Tempel 1 on Valentine's Day (February 14). The mission will allow scientists for the first time to look for changes in the surface of a comet that occur as a result of an orbit around the Sun.
Members of NASA's Kepler mission have just confirmed the discovery of their first rocky planet: Kepler-10b. At 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the smallest planet ever discovered outside our solar system.
On the morning of Tuesday, January 4, a visible annular solar eclipse will take place in Spain, Europe, North Africa and the western half of Asia. Although the sun will be very low on the horizon when the eclipse occurs, experts recommend that those who want to see the phenomenon use special glasses.
The early morning of Tuesday, the 21st, will witness a total lunar eclipse, which occurs because the Earth will interpose itself for a space of just under two hours between the Sun and the Moon, which is in the phase of full moon or full moon. The shadow of our planet will gradually hide the satellite until it is completely covered.
Andy Carol, a software engineer at Apple, has recreated the Antikythera mechanism with Lego pieces, a primitive artifact developed in Greece approximately 2,000 years ago and found among the remains of a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in 1901.
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.
