For most of November only the planets Mars, Jupiter, and Venus will be visible for any length of time, although they will fortunately form a rare alignment, colloquially known as the “Dance of the Planets”. […]
Even professional astronomers sometimes admit to having difficulty recognizing all of the 88 modern constellations, as most constellations are marked out by some stars that are not that visible to the naked eye, except under […]
In many ancient cultures, the sun was seen as a symbol of divine power and revered as a deity. We now know that the Sun is just another star like the ones seen in the […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmo) have announced a joint mission to the moon in 2020, whose primary goal will be to explore the South Pole region, and discover whether […]
The Bootstrap Paradox is a theoretical paradox of time travel that occurs when an object or piece of information sent back in time becomes trapped within an infinite cause-effect loop in which the item no […]
Ursa Minor (“Little Bear”) is situated opposite to Ursa Major (“Big Bear”), and like The Big Dipper also contains an asterism of seven main stars, in this case known as The Little Dipper. Unlike The […]
At the end of September, NASA announced the discovery of occasional streaks of flowing salty water on the slopes of mountainsides, canyons and craters on the southern hemisphere of Mars. A week later, and the […]
The fundamental nature of time has always featured prominently in the discussions of scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians throughout the ages. Let us take a look at seven of the profoundest questions about time, and where […]
Although there are many websites that deal with astronomy, cosmology, and space in general, many are guilty of disseminating half-truths, distorted truths, or just plain bad science. So where do you start to look for […]
Although not as spectacular as the Blood Moon eclipse at the end of September, on the 4th of October lunar observers will have the opportunity to view Mons Piton, a stand-alone mountain in the eastern […]
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