Tag: Space
First detection of an exoplanet which is not spherical!
As part of ESA’s Cheops mission, an exoplanet twice the size of Jupiter has been detected orbiting extremely close to its star. Result, a tidal effect such that the planet,…
The Webb Space Telescope Completed the Most Complex and Risky Maneuver Ever in Space
After deploying the heat shield and secondary mirror, teams from NASA and Northrop Grumman successfully opened the primary and segmented mirror of the Webb telescope. Steps performed automatically and deemed…
Hermès or the missed opportunity for Europeans to be autonomous in human space flights
In 1992, the European Space Agency abandoned the Hermès small space shuttle program and put an end to autonomy in terms of manned flights. Thirty years later, while many managers…
Space: highlights for manned flights in 2022
After the very good year 2021 in terms of manned flights, which we will briefly summarize for you here, 2022 will be an even more exciting year with many firsts.…
He was in space and back! Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa reveals new goal
One of the billionaires who traveled to space was Yusaku Maezawa, who is known as the 30th richest person in Japan and returned to his country last month after successfully…
Could the primitive atmosphere of Mercury have had an impact on the overall composition of the planet?
A team of researchers from the University of Bern sought to model the primitive atmosphere of Mercury, created by the evaporation of the magma ocean from the young planet. The…
Turkey’s first pocket satellite “Grizu-263A” is getting ready to go into space! To be sent with Elon Musk’s company
Turkey’s first pocket satellite, Grizu-263A, was launched in Zonguldak by the Grizu-263 team, which included students from Bülent Ecevit University’s Faculty of Engineering. Turkey’s first pocket satellite Grizu-263A, which will…
Space: after a good year, 2022 promises to be exciting for manned flights
After the very good year 2021 in terms of manned flights, which we will briefly summarize for you here, 2022 will be an even more exciting year with many firsts.…
Operation successful: the Webb space telescope will be able to be protected from the Sun
The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft’s sunshade in space, a key step in their preparation for science operations. Next step: the secondary mirror. The sun…
15 events on Earth in 2021 as seen from space
At the end of the year, Planet and the editorial staff of Futura offer you a retrospective in images of 15 outstanding news from the Earth, seen from space. You…