After the launch of the space mission EUCLID from the European Space Agency (ESA), the first images from the telescope have arrived in our planet, and they are beautiful. In a previous article from the blog, we presented the mission, if you haven’t read it, go check it out here! Ready to explore the darkness – EUCLID.
Tag: space
Moon landings through history
Landing on the Moon over the years has been a demonstration of the aerospace capabilities of a country. So far only four countries have done a controlled Moon landing, the last to get on this list was India on August 23rd, 2023, with the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Ready to explore the darkness – Euclid
On July 1st, the European space mission EUCLID was launched from Cape Canaveral. The telescope will explore space trying to obtain more data about dark energy.
The revolution of flight we were waiting for
Probably over the past years you’ve heard Richard Benson talk about his company Virgin Galactic, and how this is the door to space-tourism or even Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin’s flights that open up space for everyone. But what’s the physical principle behind these novel flights?
Did you know? EMEAC
Recently, the Electoral Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress (EMEAC) took place in Bremen, where the Designated International Board (DIB) was elected. But did you know that the first EMEAC also took place in German soil back in 1990?
Golfing in the Moon as a sport
As I promised when I talked about the conspiracy theories that surround the Moon, I will explain how Alan Shepard put a golf ball out of the Moon’s gravitational pull, however, I can’t do it without commenting on the Apollo 14. The Apollo 14 mission was the last of the H-missions, intended for research on…
What to expect from the space field in 2023
From asteroids to huge spaceships, 2023 will be filled with great developments for the space industry. You are about to find out the projects you should look forward to this year!
How efficiently does Santa fly around the world on Christmas Eve?
Christmas is approaching and Santa Claus is getting our presents ready, but have you ever wondered how efficiently Santa flies over our skies? ANSYS did ask this question and analyzed the famous sleigh. The well-known software for engineering simulations, ANSYS partnered up with Popular Science, a science magazine founded back in 1972, to analyze Santa’s…
Artemis I is finally going towards the Moon
After several failed attempts to put the Orion spacecraft on its way to the Moon, the mission Artemis I finally left the Earth on November 16th. Artemis I is an uncrewed space-mission that will test the spacecraft’s systems around the Moon. Artemis I was originally planned to leave the Earth on August 29th, 2022, but…
A brief deny of Moon conspiracies
So, as an engineer (well, on my way to becoming one), my blood boils when people believe in conspiracy theories, and what it is worst is that most of them see themselves as superior and more intelligent creatures than the average person, like a pure irony of the universe. Then, I will use this time…