Kepler’s Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
In 1604, a new bright star lit up the sky — the explosion of a white dwarf that stunned Kepler and his peers. Today, we trace its ghostly remnant across the galaxy through X-rays. […]
Category: ISSUES
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CAPTAIN GG: STONEHENGE
What lies behind the mysterious stones of Stonehenge? Captain GG and his team travel to England on the day of the summer solstice to uncover whether the ancient monument was an observatory, a sacred site, or something even more unexpected. An adventure full of history, skywatching… and sausages with Sauerkraut! […]
CAPTAIN GG: Following the Voyager
In 1977, two spacecraft were launched almost simultaneously: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were identical, each weighing about 800 kilograms. Their dimensions were roughly 0.5 x 2 x 2 meters. […]
ESTCube: When students conquer space
Although student training was a primary goal in creating ESTCube-1, the satellite also had a scientific mission. It carried an electric solar wind sail (E-sail). […]
The Galaxy That Wears a Ring
At first glance, NGC 6505 looks like a fairly typical elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco, first spotted way back in the 1800s. […]
Why are sunsets red? Are they only romantic this way?
But when the Sun is setting, its light travels through a much longer distance within Earth’s atmosphere. The result? Beautiful, fiery-red sunsets. […]
TEAM ΝΑΙ: Guardians of Earth
In a distant galaxy, two asteroids named 98 Ianthi and 431 Nefeli live in the asteroid belt. […]
TEAM NAI: THE ASTEROID PARTY
The Asteroid Belt is a torus-shaped region that extends from 2.1 to 3.3 astronomical units from the Sun. […]
Interview with Kateriniovi Triantafyllaki
In the following interview, we have the opportunity to meet Kateriniovi, a talented astrophysics student who is currently continuing her studies in Estonia. […]
Astronomy in Peru
Machu Picchu today is one of the most well known world heritage sites and one of the highest in altitude citadels in the world, at around 2400m above sea level. […]