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The first telescopes private Canarians, installed in the Teide Observatory, they are going to help the POT to develop one of the most important space missions of the century: the study of the most valuable asteroid in the universe. The four robotic telescopes of the project Two meter twin telescope (TTT), from the Canarian company Light Bridges, will be a key piece for the characterization of metal-rich asteroids (M-type) in our solar system. The step before launching a large mission to study in the place asteroid Psyche (or Psyche) 16, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, to be launched in October…

Stephen Hawking, one of the most prestigious scientists of our era, said that "miracles are not compatible with science"But there are scientific advances so and so spectacular that, against all odds, they border on what we traditionally understand as a miracle. This is the case, for example, of studies focused on the use of brain implants in patients who had even lost the ability to communicate, move or walk. In recent years, thanks to this type of technique, spectacular results have been achieved in different types of patients and, in addition, a gap of hope has been opened for further…

The full moon It is a phenomenon that usually occurs only once a month, but a year has a total of 365 or 366 days depending on whether it is a leap year or not and about 12.4 lunations, since each phase of the moon lasts approximately 7 days and the moon goes through 4 phases -full moon, new moon, waxing quarter and waning quarter-. To complete this cycle takes approximately 28 days. Thus, depending on the fit of the lunar cycles in the calendar, there can be years in which there are 12 full moons and years in which…

In July 2002, the invasion of the Tiny Spanish islet of Perejil unleashed a diplomatic crisis that, against all odds, ended up moving into space. It was the morning of July 11 when Morocco announced what was there 'occupied' the Spanish crag —A territory barely 500 meters long, totally uninhabited and located in the Strait of Gibraltar. The news caught the Spanish authorities by surprise. The Ministry of Defense, somewhat incredulous with what happened, detected that just at those moments the French satellite Helios was flying over the area and requested live images of the place to understand what was…