Soyuz

For those who like me doesn’t get tired of knowing more about space stuff. This video from the European Space Agency shows everything you like to know about the Soyuz, the russian spacecraft that nowadays takes people to the  International Space Station (ISS).

Brain art

Brazilian film director together with neuroscientist create an installation art controlled directly by the brains of the viewers The time has come when there is no need to grab a brush or even move a finger to make art. Artwork made directly by the force of the mind is a reality today. One example is…

Best astronomy pics

Looks like a psicodelic painting, but it is the winner picture of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year, a competition promoted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The shot was taken by the Australian amateur astronomer Mark Gee. It shows the Milk Way above the Cape Palliser on the North Island of New Zealand. The brightest light in…

From the sky

This post isn´t about science, but I think it is nice, so I decided to share it. I found this Youtube channel from a Brazilian airplane pilot, Rodrigo David. He uploads shootings from his flights. The films are amazingly beautiful. There are videos from all over the world. I recommend this one showing the Santos…

Astronomy in the extreme

A personal account of a journalist who had the opportunity – and the guts – to visit the facilities of the Alma observatory, located at 5,000 meters altitude, in Chile. Imagine being in the second-highest human construction in the world, at five thousand meters of altitude. If you do not know what that involves, I…