There’s a wealth of astronomical occurrences to delight in May. Look out for the Eta Aquarids, a Halley’s Comet associated meteor shower, producing around 30 meteors per hour during its peak on the nights of […]
We have been stuck with 8 planets in our solar system ever since Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006. This ‘injustice’ may be corrected soon though, as astronomers believe that there might […]
The arrival of April heralds warmer weather as the northern hemisphere tilts towards the Sun causing temperatures to rise. Meanwhile, the winter constellations are beginning to move away from view in the western part of […]
The March Equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, occurs on the 20th of the month. At this time, the Sun will be shining down directly on the equator, which marks the beginning of spring […]
We are all familiar with the Armageddon-type movies where a giant meteorite comes racing towards the Earth with remarkably short notice, only to be stopped at the last moment by a crew of handsome scientists. […]
Lying on the celestial equator, Orion is the most recognizable constellation in the heavens throughout the world. Furthermore, there’s no better time to observe Orion than in February’s early evening sky, as well as the […]
The biggest news story of 2021 is undoubtedly the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope- almost 25 years after it was first proposed. Although the image above was taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft […]
The last few years have been difficult, with many disasters, including the pandemic that is still affecting us. Because of this, it has become popular to ‘predict’ the next disaster, with many online saying that […]
This year, the Winter Solstice occurs at 5:50 UTC on the 21st of December. At this time, the Sun will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which marks the first day of winter in […]
With a diameter of 800,000 light-years, this spiral galaxy, designated UGC 2885, is eight times bigger than the Milky Way, which places it among the biggest spiral galaxies we know to exist. However, this galaxy’s […]
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