Emanuele Tomassi

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s next space science observatory following Hubble, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, successfully launched on December 25th, 2021. This next-generation telescope will offer astronomers the opportunity to observe the evolution and formation of stars and planets, exoplanet systems, and our solar system in ways never before possible. …

A Christmas gift from NASA to all space enthusiasts: the James Webb Space Telescope Read More »

DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is a planetary defence project. It uses a smashing collision with an asteroid to alter its trajectory, and it will be the first demonstration of the kinetic impactor technique to change the course of an asteroid in space.  DART is a spacecraft designed to impact an asteroid as a test …

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A new era for space exploration and research has begun: humans are now starting to embrace a whole new set of thoughts towards the universe and are becoming more and more involved in space-related topics, as they are now a fundamental part of everyday life. Hope, prosperity, curiosity, determination, passion, ambition: these are the principles …

An all-civilian space mission: Inspiration4! Read More »