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The "Comet of the Century" was visible in the Attica sky - See the unique photos

Impressive images were offered by the "comet of the century" that appeared on Tuesday night. Specifically, the so-called comet "Comet…

16 October 2024

Earth Welcomes a "Second Moon": Asteroid 2024 PT5 Enters Orbit

Starting today, a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 PT5, will accompany Earth as a "second moon" for two months. While it…

30 September 2024

Earth Gains Tiny Tag-Along: Asteroid to Become Temporary "Mini-Moon"

A small asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, is set to become Earth's temporary "mini-moon" this Sunday, spending about two months in…

24 September 2024

Gliese 12 b: New Earth-sized planet discovered by Indian-Australian researcher Shishir Dholakia

Shishir Dholakia, a PhD student at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Centre for Astrophysics, has made a thrilling discovery…

26 June 2024

Astronauts will be able to eat French fries in space thanks to the resourceful Greeks!

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) space fries are featured in the European Space Agency's review. Astronauts used to say…

4 January 2024

What Athens looks like at night - NASA's photo from space

Athens at night was captured by an astronaut with his camera from the International Space Station of NASA. In this…

12 December 2023

A primary school in Kos will be connected to the International Space Station!

The big moment is approaching. The Primary School of Zipari in Kos will be connected via VHF radio to the…

6 December 2023

Chandrayaan-3: Indian spacecraft makes historic landing at Moon's South Pole

India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 made a historic touch down on the lunar south pole on Wednesday afternoon, propelling the South…

24 August 2023

Why Russia’s Luna-25 rocket will land on moon before India’s Chandrayaan-3

Almost a month after India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon began on 14 July, Russia launched on Friday its own…

13 August 2023

Chandrayaan-3: We have taken corrective measures, expecting soft-landing on Moon successfully, says ex-ISRO Chairman Sivan

The Indian Space Research Organisation has taken corrective measures after the failed bid to soft-land on the Moon nearly four…

14 July 2023

Greek-inspired satellite aims to study the unknown interval between Earth and space

A space mission, which is being developed by a research team of 20 institutions from around the world, led by…

3 May 2023

Antikythera Mechanism: The Ancient Greek computer that leaves scientists stunned

Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would…

3 April 2023

India to launch first Atmanirbhar human space flight Gaganyaan in 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to launch India's first Atmanirbhar human flight "Gaganyaan" by the year 2024,…

3 January 2023

India to reach for the stars in February, says ISRO

India will begin a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a…

1 November 2022

The Orionid meteor shower is also visible in Greece - How to watch the spectacular space show

The Orionid meteor shower will peak on the night of 21-22 October between midnight and dawn. in the Northern Hemisphere, which includes…

20 October 2022

The Rio-Antirio bridge from space

The BEYOND Operational Unit of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of…

6 October 2022

Elon Musk's Space Junk

"G'day Elon Musk, I'm a reporter at ABC News that's been covering the discovery of SpaceX debris in Australia. Just…

5 August 2022

Chinese Space Rocket Debris threatens to fall on Greece

A 23-tonne piece of rocket  is reportedly plummeting  to Earth at about 15,000 miles an hour, and debris after its…

30 July 2022

Chinese Space Rocket Debris threatens to fall on Greece

A 23-tonne piece of rocket  is reportedly plummeting  to Earth at about 15,000 miles an hour, and debris after its…

29 July 2022

Antikythera Mechanism: Computer built in ancient Greece leaves scientists stunned

Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would…

17 May 2022

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