The astrophysicist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Daniel López used the IAC80 telescope at the Teide Observatory to capture the 26 photographs that make up this spectacular image of the "supermoon" that lit up the sky last week.
Next Saturday the 19th look at the sky at dusk. The Moon will be located 356,575 kilometers from Earth, that is, 7% closer to the average distance that separates our planet from its satellite (382,900 kilometers). This will make it look much larger in the Northern Hemisphere.
29 teams from 17 countries will participate in the Google Lunar X PRIZE, an original private space race sponsored by the Internet giant. The objective of the competition is for each group to send an automated vehicle to the Moon and film a video in which the apparatus is shown traveling a minimum distance of 500 meters.
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.
Where does the gold on Earth come from? A series of large random impacts could have provided iron-related elements such as gold, rhenium and osmium to the mantles of the Earth, but also of the Moon and Mars, according to a NASA study.
The lunar soil contains frozen water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, silver, mercury ... according to a NASA study published today in the journal Science and carried out from the remains studied by the LCROSS probe.
A team of planetary geologists led from Brown University (USA) has produced a new global catalog of the large craters on the Moon that will help better understand the large-scale bombardment that characterized the early Solar System more than 4,000 years ago. million years. The study is published in the latest issue of the journal Science.
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.
