A video of a Louperivoise went viral early in the evening of this November 21st. Images taken on Lafontaine Street in Rivière-du-Loup show a linear trail in the sky. The object preceding it is not visible, which quickly sparked all sorts of theories from internet users. Satellite, meteorite, debris, rocket, distress signal. Almost 200 guesses … [Read more…]
Éric Lagadec is an astrophysicist at the Côte d’Azur Observatory. Dylan Meiffret/PHOTOPQR/NICE MATIN/MAXPPP INTERVIEW – The French astrophysicist defends the fight against light pollution so that everyone can marvel at the spectacle of the stars, as they have since the dawn of humanity. Éric Lagadec is an astrophysicist at the Côte d’Azur Observatory in Nice. … [Read more…]
If the phenomenon of airglow, that nighttime glow that sometimes lights up the sky, is well known on Earth, this is the first time that it has also been observed on Mars, in a wavelength range that makes it visible to potential researchers the Red Planet would have made it. This will also interest you … [Read more…]