F. Stephan's Blog, page 11

Do you want news of the planetary defence mission ?

all over the world, space agencies look at ways to destroy asteroids before they reach Earth. Below are the latest plans from ESA

Low earth orbit economy ?

Space station Acheron is about using a space station to power a space-based economy. This cannot happen, in my mind, if we don’t have a low earth orbit, this won’t be possible. So I am following every article on this.

https://www. nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-moving-forward-to-enable-a-low-earth-orbit-economy

Credit : Nasa

 

Do you want to dream of a space station ?

Look below at this picture of the ISS published by ESA

http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/06/Space_Station_stitch

Credit : L. Brandon-Cremer

Would you like to help Curiosity drive on Mars ?

Do you remember when it got stuck in a sand dunes ten years ago?


 


You can take part in the machine learning program that will help Curiosity onward. And most certainly other rovers as well. A fascinating new experience.


 


https://www.space.com/mars-rover-curi...

What happened then?

How did a fireball destroy an ancient Syrian village?



A large asteroid crashing in the atmosphere or a side shot from a space battle ?


 


https://www.space.com/comet-debris-destroyed-ancient-syrian-town.html

Do you know our neighbor Proxima B?

Ever since my childhood, I have been fascinated by Proxima centauri. Planets just a few light years away. More details here on the latest discoveries on Proxima b!

https://www.space.com/proxima-b-alien-planet-earth-sized-espresso.html

Image credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

 

How close can you get to a black hole ?

Check this article on this question (for the science part of it) and find out more about black holes in my last flash fiction, available this month in my newsletter…

https://www.space.com/how-close-to-black-holes-isco.html

Credits: Space.Com

What happens with space junk ?

Last week, we had new junk falling back on Earth, following a russian launch. Probably a problem in a far future with routes to reach Earth sweeped by satellites equiped with nets…

How did Mars become such an inhospitable desert ? Why ?

We know magnetic fields are related. This article will give you a lot more insights on what truly happened. Truer and eve more interesting than some strange worlds I have seen in sci-fi settings.

Credits: NASA/Goddard/MAVEN/CU Boulder/SVS/Cindy Starr

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2020/mars-electric-currents

What if we had a working warp drive ?

I love what if videos and this one stands out among all other. It’s incredible. If you want to travel 3 min across space, go and watch it ! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=314803512725534