The Republic of Khakassia is located in south-central Siberia and is an archaeological mecca replete with megalithic stone monuments, rock engravings and ancient burial mounds dating back to the pre-agricultural Upper Palaeolithic period (50,000 to […]
After four years in orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Herschel Space Observatory is swiftly approaching its final few weeks of operation, exactly as forecast at the start of its mission. Back in 2009, […]
Known affectionately as The Pope’s astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno is a meteor and planetary scientist, and Curator at the Vatican Observatory, where he works as part of a team of 12 papal astronomers. The 60 […]
Astronomers using Chile’s array of radio telescopes known as ALMA, have observed tell-tale signs of stars forming closer to the black hole located 27,000 light-years away at our Galactic Centre, than ever seen before. Surrounding […]
Stargazers across the northern hemisphere are currently gearing up to witness the oldest recorded meteor shower in history, known as the Lyrid meteor shower. Chinese observations of this annual shower dates back 2,700 years, and […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has captured a rare astronomical event after its Integral space observatory witnessed either a small star or a big planet being consumed by a black hole located in galaxy NGC […]
On average, a supernova explosion will occur once every 50 years in a galaxy the size of our Milky Way and radiate more energy than 10 billion suns. They are also the primary source of […]
Since astronomers discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, which was bizarrely named PSR 1257 +12, a further 841 have been added to the list with new discoveries becoming quite a regular occurrence. However, the latest […]
Astronomers and enthusiasts alike are gearing up for a once in a lifetime opportunity to observe the planet Venus cross the face of the Sun, which will take place between June 5th and 6th for […]
On February 15th, 2013, a huge 150 foot asteroid called ‘2012 DA14’ is due to pass so close to the Earth that it will travel under our man-made orbiting satellites. A potential collision by the […]
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