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In una recente immagine del telescopio spaziale James Webb è comparso un punto interrogativo cosmico. Che cos'è questo strano oggetto ?

James Webb Observes a Cosmic Question Mark

James Webb Space Telescope continues to provide answers about the early universe, while simultaneously addressing many other questions.…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

12/08/2023

Despite frequently depicting deaths in space without a spacesuit in movies, how long can you actually survive ?

How long can you survive without a spacesuit ?

Many dream of going into space. It would be fascinating to visit the International Space Station (ISS) or…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

06/08/2023

NASA technicians at Kennedy Space Center have completed the assembly of the heat shield on Orion, which is part of the Artemis 2 mission

Heat shield mounted on Orion for Artemis 2 mission

NASA is making progress in the preparations for Artemis 2 mission, which will send astronauts on a mission…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

13/07/2023

Astronomers from NOIRLab have captured a spectacular image of a dark nebula LDN1622 in the Orion complex, 1300 light years from Earth

Dark Nebula dominates the view of the Orion Constellation

A dark, drifting nebula traverses a new extraordinary view of a vast star-forming region in the constellation of…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

02/07/2023

With the Chinese Shenzhou 16 mission, on Monday, May 29th, the new record of humans in low Earth orbit (LEO) was achieved

Record of humans in Earth ‘s orbit

The total number of humans in Earth ‘s orbit has reached a record high, albeit for a brief…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

08/06/2023

An unprecedented test set up by SETI institute and Medicina Radio Astronomical Station involves sending an "alien" message towards Earth

Alien message sent to Earth, the SETI test

On May 24th, the European probe Trace Gas Orbiter Mars transmitted an encoded “alien” message to our planet…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

01/06/2023

Problem with the deployment of the RIME antenna on the European probe JUICE, which will study Jupiter's moons, has finally been fixed

Fixed the antenna problem of JUICE

ESA‘s JUICE probe has finally fixed the antenna problem. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer has deployed its Radar for…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

15/05/2023

The European JUICE probe, which is supposed to study Jupiter's moons, has a faulty in the RIME antenna that prevents its deployment.

JUICE probe has a faulty antenna

JUICE probe is experiencing a faulty and is struggling to deploy an antenna in deep space. According to…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

07/05/2023

Researchers have been able to explain the strange acceleration of Oumuamua, debunking the myth of an alien spacecraft.

Oumuamua is not an alien spacecraft

Since its surprise arrival in the solar system in 2017, the interstellar object Oumuamua has left the entire…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

27/03/2023

NASA has issued a request for information to return Hubble to its original orbit and give a new life to Space Telescope Hubble

A new Life for Hubble

NASA is examining the possibility of using a private spacecraft to breathe new life to Hubble Space Telescope…

Vincenzo Pandolfi

07/01/2023