Uranus and Neptune have plenty of similarities, and like siblings, the two are often compared to each other. The pair of ice giants are the furthest two major planets in our solar system, and they are about the same size, roughly 15 times the size of Earth. Both...
Alpha Centaurids, one of the major Southern Hemisphere meteor showers, is visible from January 28 to February 21. The meteor shower originates from dust grains ejected from an unknown comet. These tiny dust grains (meteoroids) are distributed along the parent...
Start watching on the mornings of February 11 to 16, 2022, to see all the rocky inner planets in our solar system – Mercury, Venus, Mars (and Earth beneath your feet). Look in the sunrise direction as dawn is beginning to break. Mercury returned to the eastern morning...
I love February. It is the start of the Milky Way season when the Southern Cross rises earlier each night. It also means that the galaxy centre becomes more and more visible! February Skies This month we will consider the constellation of Gemini the Twins. This is...
