Comet Halley, Venus, a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn... There are many theories about what the Christmas star could have been, the one responsible for guiding the three wise Magi towards Jesus' birthplace. We analyze them with the researcher and astronomer of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona Josep Manel Carrasco. on the local television program "Fet a Mida".
You can see his participation here:
The astronomer and researcher of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB Josep Manel Carrasco (@Miralcel) shows us some of the interstellar nebulae observed by the Hubble telescope to explain the life of a star.
You can see his participation here from minute 39:50:
The ICCUB astronomer Josep Manel Carrasco appeared on the "La República Santboiana" program on October 26, 2022 to talk about the Artemis program to return to the Moon and about the DART mission, which has been able to successfully divert the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its larger asteroid companion Didymos, with the impact of the DART Spaceship.
When we think of astronomy, we can imagine things like long nights, big telescopes and observations of planets and stars, but is this really the job of an astronomer these days?
Armageddon, Don't Look Up… There are many science fiction films where humanity is threatened by the impact of a giant asteroid. Is there any truth to these stories? Should we be worried?
Our researcher Josep Manel Carrasco talks to the radio show La República Santboiana of Ràdio Sant Boi about the Christmas star and light polluti
