– News of October 22, 2019 – NASA continues to advance on the technical solutions of its Artemis program. The US Space Agency has just authorized Boeing to expand its operations for the manufacture of the SLS. This should allow NASA to place an order for ten launchers at Boeing, probably as early as 2020.…
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– News of October 22, 2019 – After a few weeks of observation, the trajectory of the interstellar comet Borisov is now well established. It is estimated that it should pass close to the sun on December 8, 2019. This passage should be at a distance of 2 astronomical units, that is to say twice…
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– News of October 22, 2019 – To succeed in sending men to the Moon in 2024, NASA has an interest in surrounding itself with a maximum of partners, including international partners. The European Space Agency should detail its participation next month in the interministerial conference to be held in Seville. In the meantime, Japan…
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– News of October 15, 2019 – We are now sure that there has been liquid water on the surface of the planet Mars in a very distant past. However, we don’t know how long this liquid water has lasted and in what form. The Curiosity rover is in the right place to try to…
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– News of October 15, 2019 – Until recently, it was thought that the central black hole of the Milky Way, called Sagittarius A*, was a small supermassive black hole. With 4 million solar masses, it is not one of the big supermassive black holes. Its activity seems weak, nothing to do with the overpowering…
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– News of October 15, 2019 – 62 years after the launch of Sputnik, the Earth’s orbit is congested. Defective satellites, space rocket stages and space debris of all kinds are piling up at all altitudes, representing a risk of collision that increases each year. There has already been a spectacular accident between satellites in…
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“Although they require a little more maintenance than a refracting telescope, the reflective telescopes are ideal for observing the Moon, planets and deep sky objects.” Newtonian reflectors, the choice of versatility Reflecting telescopes, also known as Newtonian reflectors, are good telescopes for amateur astronomers because they offer a good aperture/price ratio. They are versatile and…
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– News of October 13, 2019 – The gravitational lens effect was predicted by Albert Einstein in 1936. When two massive objects, for example two stars, are perfectly aligned with an observer, the object in the middle, called the lens, will act as a magnifying glass on the light emitted by the farthest, called the…
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– News of October 13, 2019 – PLD Space is one of the first companies of the european “New Space”. It was founded in 2011 in Spain. PLD Space is currently working on the development of two space rockets, a suborbital rocket called MIURA 1 and another space rocket that has to be able to…
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– News of October 8, 2019 – Hayabusa 2 is completing its exploration of the asteroid Ryugu. The Japanese space probe dropped on September 28, 2019 the last of its rovers. MINERVA 2, the little octogonal robot, will reach its target on October 8, 2019. There is some suspense in this descent because the JAXA…
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– News of October 8, 2019 – Between 2004 and 2017, the American spacecraft Cassini studied for the first time the Saturnian system from orbit. This prolonged mission made it possible to place a lander on Titan, to measure the rotation of Saturn or to show the amazing features of a tiny moon, Enceladus. With…
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Want to help astrophysicists? Here’s how to contribute to citizen science projects. Many believe that you have to be a qualified scientist to study the data of our universe. This data is recovered by space probes which fly through the solar system, by rovers which explore other worlds, or by by ground telescopes which scan…
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– News of October 8, 2019 – The Juno space probe has just made a very long propulsive phase so as not to succumb to the shadow of Jupiter. It takes almost 12 hours to cross the Jovian night at orbital speed. 12 hours without sun is very long for a space probe that is…
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Measure great distances in the sky with your hand ! Image courtesy of ABC Science 1° Extend your arm and point your little finger. You can measure the distance and the apparent size of an object equivalent to 1° 5° If you extend your arm and raise three fingers, you can measure a distance between…
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Hi Wannabe Astronomer! If you ever wanted to explore the night sky but did not know where to start, you’ll love this Astronomy guide. Above our heads is a cavern overflowing with astronomical treasures and covering almost the entire 20,000 square degrees that make up the night sky. Behind a black coat spotted with a…
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– News of 1st October 2019 – Ariane 6, the new launcher of Arianespace, continues the tests for its first flight scheduled for next year. The Vulcain 2.1 engine, which is to propel the first stage of the launcher, has just finished its qualification tests after two static firing campaigns that have been spread over…
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The drone has been integrated into the Mars 2020 mission rover – News of September 29, 2019 – With less than a year to go until the next launch window towards the planet Mars, the preparation for the March 2020 mission is progressing fast. As a reminder, this is a rover that largely incorporates the…
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More details on the strong activity of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* – News of September 29, 2019 – Sagittarius A*, the central black hole of the Milky Way, is usually quite calm, at least for a black hole of several million solar masses. It has been under regular surveillance for a quarter of…
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A new simulation suggests that Venus has had favorable conditions for life during a long time – News of September 24, 2019 – Venus, our closest neighbor, is often referred to as the twin sister of the Earth. Venus has a diameter and mass very close to those of our planet, but there is not…
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Hello Space Lover ! My name is Jonathan Gonton, I am the founder, webmaster and animator of fromspacewithlove.com. I created this website to share my fascination for space, and to democratize access to information and people related to space. I have two children and I hope that, like me and everyone who follows From Space…
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Water vapor detected on K2-18b, a habitable exoplanet ? – News of September 17, 2019 – Of the 4000 planets discovered outside the solar system, the vast majority are completely hostile to life. Whether they are too massive, too close or too far from their star, it is hard to imagine how liquid water and…
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Apogeios, the space city concept built with lunar materials – News of September 15, 2019 – Apogeios is a space city concept imagined by Olivier Boisard and Pierre Marx. Their approach is interesting in more than one way. Not only did they envision a functional architecture but they also thought about how their project could…
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Millions of solar sails to bring down the temperature on Earth ? – News of September 15, 2019 – Imagine that in a few decades or perhaps a hundred years, global warming makes the Earth almost unbearable. Humanity is unable to recapture all the carbon emitted during centuries of industrialization. We can then imagine that…
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With the naked eye, you can easily confuse Mars with Saturn. However, when you point a telescope at it, you immediately see the difference. This planet, which is often the favorite of all astronomers, has a magnificent characteristic. Its superb rings light up the faces of novice planet hunters. It’s really surprising. The rings gradually…
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Hi Space Lovers ! Today we are with Thomas Appéré, PhD in Planetary Science, Physics teacher, and image processing expert. He processes images from space, especially from Mars, to make awesome panoramas and 360° pictures so that you can enjoy Mars as if you were there. Thomas answers our questions about its time-consuming but fascinating…
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To start the New Year off right, here is our selection of celestial objects to observe in the night sky of January and February, fascinating open clusters or magnificent nebulae. Click on your location: Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere Northern hemisphere Star map from January to February in the Northern hemisphere 1) Messier 67 open…
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Let’s take a look at the Big Dipper, one of the easiest patterns to recognize in the northern hemisphere sky. It is indeed identifiable by its bowl shape formed by four stars, connected to its handle which contains three more stars. This group of stars has always been easy to recognize from time immemorial and…
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ISRO has lost contact with the lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission – News of September 10, 2019 – Last July, the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 took off for the Moon. It was taking with it a lander called Vikram and a little rover named Pragyan. After a travel of a few weeks to the orbit of…
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The commission of inquiry found the anomaly responsible for the Vega launcher incident – News of September 10, 2019 – On 11 July, an ESA’s Vega rocket was lost during the launch of a United Arab Emirates satellite. The commission of inquiry has now reached an official conclusion that allows us to shed light on…
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What SpaceX-related news are you looking for ? Starship Falcon Heavy Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Starlink Company SpaceX will devote many more launches to smallsats than previously announced – News of September 3, 2019 – SpaceX seems to want to refine its offer for smallsats. We now know more since the company’s website has been…
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