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Why are pictures of space so colourful?

ASK A RESEARCHER: The night sky is pretty black, and on cloudless days it is blue. So why are many pictures of space so colourful?

If your best friend moves to Mars, how difficult would it be to talk to each other?

Light travels fast. But things don't move very fast when it comes to having conversations with people on other planets.

New space telescope will shed light on dark sides of the universe

The European space telescope Euclid has been launched. One researcher predicts this will be one of the largest mapping projects of how matter is distributed in the universe.

Where does space begin?

This simple question has no simple answers.

Twin satellites launched to monitor ship traffic in the North

Two dutch-Norwegian satellites will be launched this afternoon in Florida, USA. The satellites will, among other things, monitor ship traffic.

New spacecraft to solve mystery: Why is the Sun's atmosphere a hundred times hotter than its surface?

Norwegian scientists will help create a spacecraft for NASA, which aims to solve one of the deepest mysteries in physics.

What should astronauts eat on long trips?

Plants grown in space must be part of a closed system.

The blade of this knife is from space

Can you imagine how that can be?

The key to understanding the surface of Mars is stored in Oslo

A mineral collection in Oslo will help us understand the surface of Mars. But now the Mars rover that was to be sent to Mars in September will be postponed until 2028.

Why doesn’t all our air disappear into space?

ASK A RESEARCHER: The atmosphere may be leaking more than you think, but luckily we still have enough air down here.

Study finds signs of ancient megafloods on Mars – pure speculation, says professor in Norway

Based on images from the Mars rover Curiosity, researchers believe floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed over Mars. “They’re trying to justify a lot of things that you can’t really know based on a few pebbles”, says professor at the University of Oslo.

Eleven rockets set to reveal the mysteries in the Earth's atmosphere

In cooperation with NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, scientists at the University of Oslo are now set to reveal the mysteries of physics in the atmosphere by launching eleven rockets.

How inspiring are science festivals?

Norwegian research might not corroborate any effect of science festivals, but the rectors of two prominent Norwegian universities are convinced that the Starmus Festival in Trondheim has inspired future scientists.

Are aliens really trying to contact us?

Probably not. But why did two Canadian researchers think they were?

Growing Norwegian weeds on international space station

A Windows update on the space station created a crisis moment for a Norwegian experiment on cultivating plants in space. Forskning.no followed events from NTNU’s CIRiS control room.

Small steps toward the colonisation of space

Norwegian scientists will cultivate food plants on the Space Station

Norwegian satellite gets its orbital twin

AISSat-2 is a newcomer in space that will provide even better surveillance of maritime traffic in the High North.

Space radars see pirate loggers

Loggers can get away with felling single trees here and there in rain forests, you might think. Not so – they can be caught by radars in space.

Space eyes on ocean traffic

Not spaceships, but ships monitored from space. Norwegian hardware on the International Space Station monitors traffic on the seven seas. A new Norwegian satellite is soon on its way to help police the oceans.

3D radar study of northern lights

The atmosphere is electric high above us. Now scientists want to see the stream of particles that make up the Aurora Borealis – in 3D.

Detecting oil spills with satellite

How to discern between a slick of oil pollution and harmless layer of microorganisms from an algal bloom? Bombard it with a radar from a satellite!