Astronomy lovers, beware! A very special accessory is coming to the market soon, which will make it much easier for you to observe the universe. Smart technology has also spread to the field of making telescopes.
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If you might be planning an intergalactic vacation and looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out the Aurora Station luxury hotel. It is expected to open in 2021.
The latest scientific work of the late scientist and professor Stephen Hawking demonstrates how to determine the existence of parallel universes and how we are all ultimately doomed. He completed the work just two weeks before his death, in which he explains mathematically how a space probe could, theoretically, once and for all determine whether the idea of parallel universes is correct and that humanity inhabits only one of many universes.
Sky watchers have discovered a new natural phenomenon in Canada that strongly resembles the northern lights. According to NASA, “citizen scientists”—people funded by NASA who are interested in science but have no formal training—recorded 30 cases of these mysterious lights appearing between 2015 and 2016. NASA named the aurora Steve.
Space tourism has long ceased to be science fiction. The first tourists in space had to allocate 20 to 40 million US dollars for a trip to orbit. In 2014, however, spaceflight became much more affordable, landing somewhere between $200,000 and $250,000. Just so much that we can now allow ourselves to dream while awake.
What do you have planned for next week? And next year? Have you ever thought about what you will be doing in 250 million years? Probably not. But you might be wondering what the Earth will look like then. 250 million years is enough for its face to change as well. So many years ago, a meteorite flew to our planet, wiped out 90 percent of all living things and left an imprint in the form of a crater in Antarctica. But that is the past.
Every year, The Royal Observatory Greenwich launches a competition for the best photograph of space. Considering the prestige and complexity of the project, we can imagine that a lot of exceptional photos arrive in their inbox, and the selection is certainly not an easy task. Here are the best space photos of 2017.
Stratolaunch, the company of American billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, has news for us. In the Californian desert, in complete peace, they built the largest plane that will fly into space. As befits a billionaire. This huge airship was taken for its first 'walk-through' last Wednesday and it looks, well, megalomaniacal.
Are you fascinated by space photography? Then we have great news for you. The American space agency Nasa launched a new website on which it published all its photos and videos taken since 1920.
Whether there is life in the universe is a question that has plagued man for thousands of years. The American space agency Nasa is one step closer to the answer after it discovered substances on one of Saturn's moons (Enkelad) that indicate that there could be life on it, which means that there should also be conditions on it that would could make life possible.
Do you like to sleep and lie in bed? Then we have the dream job for you. French scientists studying microgravity are looking for 24 men who are willing to lie in bed for 60 days. They will also be paid handsomely for this.
Sex is forbidden for astronauts in space. At a workplace 400 kilometers above the Earth, there are strict rules about this. Sexual relations on the International Space Station (ISS) could indeed complicate the relationships of a small expedition. But the deeper we move into space and think about colonizing another planet, the more the question arises whether it is even possible to have sexual relations in space, on Mars and elsewhere.