INTERVIEW: Talking telescopes with the Director of new IMAX movie ‘Deep Sky’
Deep Sky is directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn: a new film which uses the scale of giant IMAX screens to take audiences on a journey to the beginning of time and space,…
Do other planets have solar eclipses?
Do the other Solar System planets also experience total and partial solar eclipses like the ones we witness on Earth? The answer is yes: solar eclipses frequently happen throughout the Solar System. A…
Look to the skies: rare chance to see candidate for Star of Bethlehem?
Right on the solstice, a ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn will occur when the two planets converge shortly after sunset Australia time tonight, Monday 21 December. They will appear almost as one…
Air traffic worldwide
When you look up to the sky remember that at any given time there are between 9,000 and 13,000 aircraft in the air (according to the US Federal Aviation Agency, there are at…
In times of Transit
We’re often told that an event or offer is a “˜once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity, something not to be missed; and usually that’s just hyperbole. But on June 6 we’ll witness an astronomical event that is…
Promise of a new world
The planet lies 22 light-years from Earth and, most importantly, contains the precious liquid known as water.
Total lunar eclipse guide December 2011
Lunar eclipses are safe to watch, and you’ll have the chance to see one on December 10-11, 2011.
What Inflates the Universe? A reflection on the Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 honoured revolutionary, completely unexpected observations of the inflation of our Universe.
