The Prague astronomical clock, installed in 1410. It is the world’s oldest astronomical clock still in operation. Located in the Town Hall, Prague, Poland, The Old Town Hall was established in 1338 as the headquarters of the Old Town administration. The oldest...
Can you believe it? The remarkable Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on Mars 20 years ago this month! And let me tell you, they didn’t just stick to the plan. These rovers went above and beyond! Spirit encountered some challenges, getting stuck in soft sand...
Oberon and Titania were the first two Uranian moons ever discovered. The finding came just six years after Herschel actually discovered the planet itself. These were the two largest moons, Titania and Oberon. Astronomers discovered three more moons, Umbriel and Ariel...
On December 12, between 8 and 12:30 UT which is between 7 and 11:30pm AEDT local time you will have the opportunity to see the first meteor shower associated with comet 46p/wirtanen, which passed close to Jupiter in 1972, causing a lot of debris to fall off it. This...
The Geminids are considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers and are set to peak on December 15 in Australia and New Zealand. This meteor shower is visible from December 3rd to December 19th are considered to be one of the most...
