The most interesting events of astronautics and astronomy for the week

Cosmos is amazing, mysterious and beautiful. Thousands of scientists have devoted their lives to the study of space, and thanks to their efforts, we get all the new and new information about the cosmos, 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 will be able to learn (or remember) about the main events in space, astronomy and all other related areas.



1. Scientists have collected the most important pictures of the Sun and made on their basis a colorful video showing the life of our star. The video turned out really impressive:

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2. Ilon Musk will write a book about space, Mars and Earth . Generally speaking, the scientists Ilona Mask can not be called, but his knowledge base is huge, and as a popularizer of science, Musk 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 increasingly real.



Of the previous 700 candidates, 100 were selected , the most deserving. Now we have to choose another 40 people out of 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. High-altitude clouds on Mars - what is it?



Well, so far no one knows how and why clouds appeared at a height of 200 or even 480 kilometers above the surface of the Red Planet. Scientists are only trying to explain all this, but theories are complex and confusing.



5. 25 years ago, Voyager 1 took a picture of Earth.



It has been a quarter of a century since Voyager 1 took a picture of Earth , being at a distance of 6.5 billion kilometers from it. Our huge planet looked like a pale blue dot.



6. Probe Dawn has sent new pictures of the planetoid Ceres



And these pictures are much more detailed than those that Hubble received, or the probe itself a couple of months ago. Already have something to look at .



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



Pluto himself can hardly be seen in many photographs, but here we are talking about his small satellites like Nikta and Hydra. The pictures were taken at a distance of approximately 186 million kilometers from Pluto.



8. Curiosity continues to explore Mars



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



9. Virtual reality and 3D printers on the ISS



The astronauts on the ISS are trained to manage various systems in virtual reality, plus everything, now you can create the necessary tools yourself.