For the last 53 years, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been known for having the world’s largest radio telescope; however, there is now a new facility located in the southwestern portion of China […]
Moon and Phases August offers two opportunities, on the 11th, and again on the 25th, to view the Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), which was discovered by Christiaan Huygens in the 1670’s. While this 100 km […]
Camelopardalis is one of several constellations created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the 17th century for the sole purpose of filling gaps in the sky left blank by Greek astronomers. The word “Camelopardalis” […]
A new planet with three suns has been discovered in the constellation of Centaurus, according to a report published in the weekly ‘Science’ journal. Around 320 light years away from Earth, the planet, named HD […]
While the Greek astronomers Ptolemy and Aratus considered the region now occupied by Leo Minor to be empty, or at least, not organized into a recognizable pattern, the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius thought otherwise. Therefore, […]
Triangulum was known to the ancient Babylonians as long ago as 1000 BC, and by 150 AD. the Greco-Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy cataloged it as one of the 48 known constellations at that time. While to […]
Corvus is the 70th largest of the 88 constellations, and consists of 4 main stars which form a quadrangle in the night sky, the brightest of which is a blue-white giant of 2.59 magnitude called […]
In April 1900, divers exploring the sea near the Greek island of Antikythera came upon a shipwreck and made a remarkable discovery that has since been hailed as one of the greatest wonders of the […]
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