Category: Astronomy

Doomsday Asteroid’s Moon Is In Fact UFO Say Conspiracy Theorists

When asteroid 2004 BL86 skimmed past Earth, no one could have predicted the incredible images that then followed. It turned out that the asteroid had […]

Green Comet Lovejoy Now Visible in ‘Heavenly River’ of Stars: Where to Look

Two heavenly sights are shining in the night sky for stargazers this month: Eridanus, the long, winding Heavenly River constellation, and Comet Lovejoy, the bright […]

Ancient Roman Fort Designed for Celestial Show

The gateways of an ancient Roman fort in Britain are roughly aligned with the light from the sun during the summer and winter solstices — […]

Comet Lovejoy to make closest approach to Earth in 8,000 years

It’s wispy, it’s bluish-green with a magnificent tail, and it’s streaking across the night sky this week. Comet Lovejoy, formally known as C/2014 Q2, has […]

Scientist tackles mystery of ancient astronomical device

The shoebox-size chunk of bronze didn’t attract much attention when divers retrieved it from an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901. […]

Sky Watching Event Guide For 2015

Make a resolution in 2015 to head outside and check out some of the amazing celestial events that will be happening in the night sky. […]

Stories From The Sky: Astronomy In Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous Australian practices, developed and honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we’ll look at different aspects of […]

Wolf Moon marks the start of a year of stargazing

At 5.15pm tonight, for the only time this year, the Wolf Moon rises.The first full moon following the winter solstice, the so-called Wolf Moon is […]

Nasa craft to probe Pluto after 9-year sleep

A US probe has come out of a nine-year hibernation and will soon begin exploring Pluto near the outer reaches of our solar system.The probe, […]

Did The Moon Once Have A Magnetic Heart Stronger Than Earth’s?

Samples of moon rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts are a gift that just keeps on giving, and a new study has shed more […]

Geminids 2014: Watch spectacular meteor shower which lets you see 100 shooting stars per hour

Star-gazers and astronomers may be able to witness the annual Geminids meteor shower, which is expected to peak on the nights of December 13 and […]

Astronomers poised to capture image of supermassive black hole

Scientists have long suspected that supermassive black holes SMBH reside at the center of every large galaxy in our universe. These can be billions of […]

Moon Facts: Fun Information About the Earth’s Moon

The moon is the easiest celestial object to find in the night sky — when it’s there. Earth’s only natural satellite hovers above us bright […]

Stunning Images Show Philae Drifting Across the Surface of Comet 67P/C-G

Last week, on November 12, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander broke free from the Rosetta spacecraft and embarked on a solo journey to Comet […]

Outer this world! Stunning photos of space captured by amateur astronomers

Stunning images of outer space have been released, which have been taken by amateur astronomers and photographers.The Central West Astronomical Society received more than 200 […]

Is It Time to Accept That We’re Alone in the Universe?

We have yet to discover any signs of aliens, a troubling observation that has led to much speculation. One possible solution to the Great Silence […]

Tour November’s Sky: Cassiopeia

During November, skygazers at mid-northern latitudes have front-row seats to one of the great dramas of Roman mythology. The royal family of boastful Cassiopeia and […]

How Planets Get Multiple Suns Like ‘Star Wars” Tatooine

A planet may be forming in a star system with more than one sun, making it sort of like an early Tatooine, the fictional home […]

Comet’s flyby of Mars a boon for scientists

The red planet’s brush with Comet Siding Spring Sunday was a close encounter of the best kind for science, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study a […]

Everything you need to know: Orionid meteor shower

In 2014, the annual Orionid meteor shower is expected to rain down the greatest number of meteors before dawn on October 21, perhaps as many […]

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 17 – 25

The annual Orionid meteor shower should be active before dawn’s first light this morning and for the next few mornings. The shower’s radiant apparent perspective […]

Recent multi-kiloton impact events: are they truly random?

It is customarily assumed that Earth-striking meteoroids are completely random, and that all the impacts must be interpreted as uncorrelated events distributed according to Poisson […]

8 Baffling Astronomy Mysteries Today | Dark Matter, Dark Energy & Cosmic Rays

The universe has been around for roughly 13.7 billion years, but it still holds many mysteries that continue to perplex astronomers to this day. Ranging […]

What Is This Bizarre Ball That The Curiosity Rover Found On Mars?

It seems too round to be true — the Curiosity rover has found a ball-shaped object among the craggy rocks in its picture. This image […]

Earth Has Water Older than the Sun

As much as half of the water in Earth’s oceans could be older than the Sun, a study has found. read more Earth Has Water […]