Space

Beautiful Earth view captured by US private spacecraft on lunar mission

A private spacecraft from the United States, heading to the Moon, has captured impressive views of Earth a week after its launch. While still orbiting Earth, the Firefly Aerospace lunar module activated its thrusters on Thursday to head towards the...

The world’s darkest skies threatened by an industrial project in Atacama

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has warned that an "industrial megaproject" threatens the skies over the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in Chile, considered the darkest in the world and one of the most important "astronomical treasures." The project...

The first wooden satellite is launched into space

The first wooden satellite in the world was launched into space on a SpaceX rocket as part of a mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), its Japanese creators reported. Scientists from the University of Kyoto hope the wooden...

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What is “biomethane”, the energy source from agri-food waste

There are many research projects underway to find new sources of energy. This is the case of "biomethane", a...