Related News ItemsCanada-Wide Science Fair won by Montreal teenWed, 23 May 2012 07:59:16 -0700
A 15-year-old from Quebec who demonstrated that Jupiter is able to cast a perceptible shadow similar to shadows cast by the sun, the moon, Venus and the Milky Way has won the best project award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Charlottetown.
Read More... Research and Markets: Exploring the Solar System: Up-to-Date Account of the Planets, Satellites and Smaller Debris ...Wed, 09 May 2012 02:44:00 -0700
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Exploring the Solar Sy
Read More... Sun-Like Star May Have More Planets Than Our Solar SystemThu, 26 Apr 2012 14:29:43 -0700
A star already known to host five alien planets may actually be home to a whopping nine full-fledged worlds - a planetary arrangement that, if confirmed, would outnumber our own solar system and set a new record for the most populated system of extrasolar planets yet found.
Read More... After Solar Eclipse, June's Venus Transit of Sun Is Next Amazing Sky SightMon, 21 May 2012 08:36:35 -0700
Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse may be history, but skywatchers have another stunning event to look forward to — next month's historic Venus transit of the sun.
Read More... Three-day course on AstronomySat, 12 May 2012 03:36:24 -0700
The Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre will be organising a three-day Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics for students studying in classes VII to IX. The programme will be hel...
Read More... Spacecraft “Dawn” reaches the Asteroid BeltWed, 23 May 2012 08:58:13 -0700
Last July a NASA-sponsored spacecraft called “Dawn” slipped into orbit about the first of its planned destinations — the asteroid Vesta, which is the second-largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. About 5 percent of meteorites recovered after falling to earth are believed to have come from Vesta’s surface. The Asteroid Belt [...]
Read More... Universal joint: UNCA teams with Astronomy Club to build new observatoryTue, 22 May 2012 06:40:42 -0700
People have been charting the movements of heavenly bodies for millennia. The Babylonians created star catalogs as far back as 1200 B.C.; the ancient Egyptians aligned their temples with the rising midwinter sun. Yet today, in the digital age, Asheville lacks a public observatory to mark even the simplest celestial event. But that’s about to change. Last month, UNCA announced a plan to partner ...
Read More... Sun is a burning thingMon, 21 May 2012 00:19:56 -0700
There stood Doug Christensen, showing off his 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope complete with solar filter and automatic computer tracking system.
Read More... Next sky spectacular: June's Venus transit of sunMon, 21 May 2012 09:47:57 -0700
Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse may be history, but skywatchers have another stunning event to look forward to — next month's historic Venus transit of the sun.
Read More... Johannes Kepler BiographyMon, 21 May 2012 06:32:35 -0700
Johannes Kepler used mathematics to calculate the path of the planets.
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