Related News ItemsAfter Solar Eclipse, June's Venus Transit of Sun Is Next Amazing Sky SightMon, 21 May 2012 08:36:35 -0700
Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse may be history, but skywatchers have another stunning event to look forward to — next month's historic Venus transit of the sun.
Read More... Research and Markets: Exploring the Solar System: Up-to-Date Account of the Planets, Satellites and Smaller Debris ...Wed, 09 May 2012 02:44:00 -0700
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Exploring the Solar Sy
Read More... Sun-Like Star May Have More Planets Than Our Solar SystemThu, 26 Apr 2012 14:29:43 -0700
A star already known to host five alien planets may actually be home to a whopping nine full-fledged worlds - a planetary arrangement that, if confirmed, would outnumber our own solar system and set a new record for the most populated system of extrasolar planets yet found.
Read More... Three-day course on AstronomySat, 12 May 2012 03:36:24 -0700
The Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre will be organising a three-day Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics for students studying in classes VII to IX. The programme will be hel...
Read More... Universal joint: UNCA teams with Astronomy Club to build new observatoryTue, 22 May 2012 06:40:42 -0700
People have been charting the movements of heavenly bodies for millennia. The Babylonians created star catalogs as far back as 1200 B.C.; the ancient Egyptians aligned their temples with the rising midwinter sun. Yet today, in the digital age, Asheville lacks a public observatory to mark even the simplest celestial event. But that’s about to change. Last month, UNCA announced a plan to partner ...
Read More... Sun is a burning thingMon, 21 May 2012 00:19:56 -0700
There stood Doug Christensen, showing off his 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope complete with solar filter and automatic computer tracking system.
Read More... Solar Eclipse Over, Transit Of Venus To Be Next Major Sky EventMon, 21 May 2012 10:25:14 -0700
Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse may be history, but skywatchers have another stunning event to look forward to — next month's historic Venus transit of the sun.
Read More... Next sky spectacular: June's Venus transit of sunMon, 21 May 2012 09:47:57 -0700
Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse may be history, but skywatchers have another stunning event to look forward to — next month's historic Venus transit of the sun.
Read More... Johannes Kepler BiographyMon, 21 May 2012 06:32:35 -0700
Johannes Kepler used mathematics to calculate the path of the planets.
Read More... Eyes on the skiesMon, 21 May 2012 02:23:02 -0700
A few hundred amateur astronomers littered the field in front of ScienceWorks in Ashland Sunday evening, waiting for the clouds to part and reveal a clear view of the first annular solar eclipse seen in the United States in 18 years.
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