With all this talk of new NASA missions to the Moon and Mars let us reminisce about one of the oldest space craft still operational. I must admit up front, the Voyager spacecraft are definitely my favourite space mission. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 are still in...
A solar flare erupts on January 22, 2012. On the morning of September 1, 1859, Richard Carrington an English amateur astronomer was in his observatory on his country estate outside of London. After opening his Observatory dome to reveal a clear blue sky, he pointed...
Jupiter has at least 79 natural satellites, or moons — many are small objects that have been trapped by the massive planet’s gravity. The four largest moons were first observed by Galileo Galilei in 1609 using a very modest telescope. By observing the moons...
Jupiter and Venus the two brightest planets can easily be seen with the naked eye in the daytime if you know where to look.This is a little bit easier when the moon is nearby and this is what will happen on Friday, September 25 after the Moon rises. The moon will rise...
Spring Equinox 2020 in Southern Hemisphere will be at11:30 pm onTuesday, 22 September Equinox happens when sun shines directly on an equator. There is an equinox if daytime hours equals to night time hours. Every year, there are two events of equinoxes—the March...
