The most interesting events of astronautics and astronomy for the week

Space is amazing, mysterious and beautiful. Thousands of scientists have devoted their lives to the study of space, and thanks to their efforts we are getting more and more information about space, both near and far.

A lot of interesting things happened in space this week, and if you didn’t have time to track some important news, then in this digest you can find out (or remember) the main events in space, astronomy and all other related areas.

1. Scientists have collected the most important photographs of the Sun and made on their basis a colorful movie demonstrating the life of our luminary. The video was really impressive:



2. Elon Musk will write a book about space, Mars and the Earth . Generally speaking, it is impossible to name the scientists Ilon Mask, but his body of knowledge is enormous, and as a popularizer of science, Mask can reach new heights. Well, among other things, he will also receive $ 3.5 million for his work.

3. The Mars One project is becoming more and more real.

Of the previous 700 candidates, 100 were selected , the most worthy. Now it remains to choose 40 more people from these 100, the most worthy of the worthy. Colonists will have to live without sex , alcohol, relatives and hope to return to Earth soon.

4. Altitude clouds on Mars - what is it?

Well, so far no one knows how and whyat an altitude of 200 and even 480 kilometers above the surface of the Red Planet clouds appeared. Scientists are only trying to clarify all this, but theories are complex and confusing.

5. 25 years ago, Voyager 1 photographed the Earth.

It has been a quarter century since Voyager 1 photographed the Earth from a distance of 6.5 billion kilometers from it. Our huge planet looked like a pale blue dot.

6. The Dawn probe sent new images of the planetoid Ceres.

And these images are already much more detailed than those received by Hubble, or the probe itself a couple of months ago. Already have something to see .

7. The New Horizons probe photographed Nikta and Hydra - satellites of Pluto

Pluto itself in many photographs can hardly be considered, but here we are talking about such small satellites as Nikta and Hydra. Pictures were taken at a distance of approximately 186 million kilometers from Pluto.

8. Curiosity continues to study Mars.

The data that has already been obtained is a small fraction of what remains to be obtained. Mars has many more mysteries, so researchers have something to do for the next couple of centuries. Well, Curiosity helps in the study of Mars , along with other devices, both terrestrial and orbital.

9. Virtual reality and 3D printers on the ISS

Cosmonauts on the ISS are training to manage various systems in virtual reality, plus everything, now there is an opportunity for yourselfcreate the necessary tools .