... only influenced the movement of stars in our galaxy, but could also be responsible for the formation of the Solar System, say scientists studying data from ESA’s ambitious mapping satellite Gaia. Since its launch in December...
Since the beginning of the Space Age, space history books have gone through a sort of evolution: the early ones described the technology and the missions; later, more professional texts analysed political motives in a Cold War context; and then, in ...
The International Astronomical Union may no longer regard Pluto as a planet, but that certainly hasn’t decreased its attraction for scientists or authors; in fact, it may even have enhanced its credentials. As the authors opine, “Except perhaps for ...
In the words of its subtitle, this book tells “The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution”. In an early section, the authors consider why anyone should read their book: “After all”, they say, “you already know the punchline: the Earth really ...
... the larger ‘flagship’ missions like Curiosity or Europa Clipper. Destinations So where can we reasonably expect to explore in our Solar System with smaller spacecraft? The Sun is an obvious target, since we can cost-effectively send cubesats and...
... derives from the original coronagraph designed and built by Bernard Lyot in 1931 to observe the solar corona without having to go to a total solar eclipse. While most large ground telescopes have coronagraphs, distortions due to the atmosphere limit...