With so much attention on Mars, we tend to forget there’s another Earth’s twin. Venus. What’s on the Surface of Venus? More about the history of Venera Program at #365DaysOfAstro
Nov 23rd: What’s on the Surface of Venus?
Tag: guide to space
Oct 27th: Dark Energy Seems To Be Changing Over Time
Astronomers working with the NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton have developed a technique to watch quasars and track the expansion of the Universe. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 17th: 100 Million Exoplanets By 2050?
The total number of confirmed exoplanets are more than 4000. So let’s run the clock forward and try to calculate what the future holds for exoplanets. How many worlds will we know about 3 decades from now, in the year 2050?
Sep 10th: Galactic Panspermia
If spacecraft, rovers or even astronauts make the momentous discovery of life on another world, that’ll just open up new questions. Did it originate all on its own, completely independently from Earth, or are we somehow related?
Sep 3rd: Catching The Next Interstellar Asteroid Or Comet
The European Space Agency announced their plans to build a comet interceptor. A spacecraft that will lurk out at the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point, waiting for a long-period comet or interstellar object to pounce on, and give us the first close up view ever.
Aug 27th: Is Humanity Prepared To Discover Alien Life?
How humanity will react if we discover life somewhere out there in the Universe, whether it’s bacteria under the surface of Mars, a biosignature of alien life in the atmosphere of another world, or a radio signal from another civilization?
Aug 20th: Build Enormous Structures in Space With 3D Printing
When we send anything to space, we have to pay an enormous amount of money. But what about building an enormous structures in space with 3D Printing?
Jul 30th: Water Vapor Seen in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This is a good news and good start to look for habitable places in the Universe. More at #365DaysOfAstro
Jul 23rd: How Habitable Is Titan?
Like Europa and Encleadus, Titan could have an interior ocean of liquid water too, a place where there might be life. So let’s talk about Titan.
Jul 9th: Planetary Protection: What If We Destroy Life Before We Even Find It?
Wherever we go, life goes with us, whether we want it to or not. And when we travel to other worlds, it looks like the most extreme life Earth has ever cooked up is ready and willing to make the journey with us.