March 2015
Sowing a new dream
... and to pay back all that my parents had given me. I never thought the sky would call to me At the time, I thought I would be a lawyer or...like you, turn into a butterfly, fly to the sky and realise my dream.” Zero gravity was both challenging and...
March 2015
Twinkle, twinkle satellite
... eager to imagine the world as rigidly governed by a very limited number of forces. ‘Satellite in my eyes / Like a diamond in the sky / How I wonder’ The truth is, the kind of conspiracy theorising that arose in the wake of the disappearance of MH370...
11 August 2016
Perseids Outburst Promises Spectacular Show on August 11th
...13, 2015. The Perseids appear to radiate out from a point on the border of constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia. Credit:Sky & Telescope Magazine Illustration Perseids come from the Perseus constellation, which typically appears on the horizon around...
14 October 2016
Observable Universe is populated with 10 times as many galaxies as previously thought
... ancient astronomical paradox known as Olbers paradox[2] – why is the sky dark at night? The team conclude that because the abundance of ...even to modern telescopes – thus ensuring that the night sky remains mostly dark. [1] The limited speed of light...
08 February 2017
Bridge between the Magellanic Clouds discovered
...of their brightness and easy visibility in the night sky the Magellanic Clouds were discovered in antiquity, astronomers... "Having marked the locations of the Gaia RR Lyrae on the sky, we were surprised to see a narrow bridge-like structure connecting ...
19 July 2017
Mayak satellite set to shine the brightest
... for the project. But aside from lighting up the night-sky, the people behind Mayak say that the satellite is not just...Mayak will only remain visible for about a month in the night sky, however there is a chance it could shine brighter for longer...
