February says goodbye to the Neanderthal comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which has visited the Earth again after 50,000 years and which will still be visible, albeit with difficulty, until February 5, when the full moon will be disturbed . However, this month too will reserve some interesting phenomena, as underlined by the Unione Astrofili Italiani […]
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Mars, the traces of a glacier near the equator
Water ice on Mars could also be found at latitudes lower than the poles: traces of a recent glacier have in fact been discovered in an area close to the equator and there is the possibility that some parts of it have remained intact until today . The discovery, announced at the Conference of Lunar […]
The kiss between Venus and Jupiter inaugurates the March sky
The March sky is inaugurated by one of the most spectacular astronomical events of the year: the ‘kiss’ between the two brightest planetsVenus and Jupiter, which will be found at minimum distance in the morning of March 2nd. It will therefore be possible to admire this close encounter at the beginning of the month, notes […]
Mars, the Chinese rover Zhurong stopped for months. NASA images
Motionless for months on the surface of Mars: this is how the Chinese rover Zhurong appears in the images taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Mro) probe. The mystery about its current conditions is therefore deepening, fueled by the long silence of the Chinese authorities who have not revealed whether the rover woke up in […]
Mars, difficult to find signs of life with current instruments
Discovering traces of life on Mars will be more difficult than expected, because the instruments for detecting biological traces already present on the planet or in the design phase may not be sensitive enough: to get an answer, we will therefore have to wait for the samples to arrive on Earth collected by the Perseverance […]
Meteora di San Valentino, is the second recovered in 6 years in Italy
The meteorite that fell in Basilicata is the second whose fragments have been found in Italy in the last six years, i.e. since Prisma, the network of the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF) specialized in meteor surveillance, began to operate. “The recovery of a meteorite” is a fairly rare event,” Daniele Gardiol, national coordinator of […]
From Tesla to SpaceX and Neuralink, Musk’s empire
The richest man in the world made himself: he built his empire piece by piece that, with Twitter, could grow and diversify further. At the moment it includes the colossus of Tesla electric cars but also SpaceX for the conquest of Marsin addition to Neuralink and The Boring Company, the company specializing in infrastructure and […]
Claw marks on the surface of Mars: scientists have discovered the secret of their appearance
Unusual footprints on the surface of the Red Planet are not related to Martian monsters On Mars found traces similar to the claws of a monster / Photo: ESA The European Space Agency has published new photographs of features on the surface of Mars taken by the Mars Express spacecraft. Before that, a huge worm […]
Mysterious worm in the sky of Mars: scientists made an unexpected discovery
Discovery raises new questions about Mars’ atmosphere Scientists have recorded an unusual aurora on Mars / Photo: NASA, Collage: Today Scientists have known for over 15 years that auroras exist on Mars in the form of small spots. It is believed that these auroras formed from what was left of the magnetic field, which broke […]
Spaceship debris found on Mars
Scientists will study their condition to better understand the process of landing on the Red Planet Mars helicopter finds spacecraft debris / Photo: NASA, Collage: Today The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter rover took photos of the wreckage of the spacecraft and the parachute that was attached to the capsule on the Red Planet. And before that, […]