author, research scientist
The idea of harvesting a clean and efficient form of energy from the Moon has stimulated science fiction and fact in recent decades. Unlike Earth, which is protected by its magnetic field, the Moon has been bombarded with large quantities of Helium-3 by the solar wind. It is thought that this isotope could provide safer…
EN / Planetary science / Space Systems
by Dr. Jozef Kozár · Published April 4, 2024 · Last modified May 7, 2024
According to the memorandum published recently by the White House’s representative responsible for the science and technology policy, the Moon will have its time zone or better said – its own time.
NASA returns to the moon. Half a century has passed and soon people will walk on the moon again.
NASA sa vracia na Mesiac. Prešla polovica storočia a na Mesiaci sa onedlho znovu budú prechádzať ľudia.
I remember that once I was “corrected” by one Dutch amateur astronomer that “the planet Uranus cannot be simply visible” by a telescope from the Earth.
Nature / News / Photos and events
by Dr. Jozef Kozár · Published May 10, 2022 · Last modified December 11, 2023
Small hill near my private astronomical observatory. It definitely looks like the summer is near. It was 26 °C today. And here we go – short walk further you will see a small lake...
I had some time to to take a look on the Moon through my telescope. Although the weather was making some troubles (clouds), I managed to take some photos.
It is quite a long time since the mission of Apollo 13 flew to the Moon, but due to some technical problems couldn’t land on the Lunar surface. Yesterday I had a few minutes...