The Dr Space Junk signature eau de parfum
Image credit: Alice Gorman It’s finally here! I made my own signature scent, thanks to Elke at Red Rosie Studio in Adelaide. Just for something different to do, I and my elegant colleague Dr Mirani Litster did a perfume-making workshop. In two and a half hours, we learned a lot about the process of perfume-making and […]
Christmas Day broadcast with the Archbishops of Armagh
This year’s Christmas message from the Archbishops of Armagh, which was filmed in Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and draws on the theme of the Christmas Star, will be broadcast on Christmas Day at 12.10pm on RTÉ One television and 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio One. The programme will also be available after broadcast on the RTÉ Player. Archbishops Eamon Martin […]
Deploying Drone Buster Technology – Who You Gonna Call?
Wait-a-Minute!Image credit: Barbara David Are we moving closer to the day of “downing” Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), often tied to UFOs? In the lexicon of what’s up in the sky that has become unidentifiable, there’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), and also “drones.” Whatever is up with the wave of sky sightings, […]
NASA Unveils Festive Space Clouds: See “Christmas Tree Cluster” Shine In Green Gas Glow
The NGC 2264 star cluster, famously known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” has once again captured the imagination of both stargazers and scientists. Recently, astrophotographer Michael Clow turned his lens toward this celestial marvel from Arizona, capturing its brilliance in November. A Fresh Glimpse At The ‘Christmas Tree’ Michael Clow’s stunning optical images and X-ray […]
NSS Mourns the Passing of Hildreth “Hal” Walker – NSS
Walker was Instrumental in Lunar Laser-Ranging Research During the Apollo Program The National Space Society (NSS) is saddened by the recent passing of a beloved member of the organization, Hildreth “Hal” Walker Jr. at the age of 91. Walker began working in missile defense systems in 1959, after a stint with the Navy, advancing into […]
China nears record launch year with Ceres-1 and SAR satellite missions
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Galactic Energy conducted its fourth sea launch early Thursday as China continued its recent high launch cadence. The Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off at 5:18 a.m. Eastern (1018 UTC) Dec. 19 from a converted mobile sea platform off the coast of Shandong province, near Rizhao city. The launch was streamed […]
Moon’s largest crater is rounder than 1st thought
View larger. | This elevation map depicts the South Pole-Aitken basin on the moon. It is the moon’s largest crater. The lowest regions are in blue and purple. A new study suggested the crater is more circular in shape than scientists previously thought. Image via NASA/ GSFC/ University of Arizona. The South Pole-Aitken basin is […]
The best space images from 2024
The Penguin and the compact elliptical galaxy the Egg NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now been focusing its powerful eye on space for more than two years, and it marked this anniversary with a picture of two galaxies, called Arp 142, or the Penguin and the Egg (the bright light […]
The Moon may have remelted after it first formed : NPR
Scientists say Earth’s Moon went through a period when it was a lot like Io, a moon of Jupiter that’s full of volcanic activity. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA The Moon has long been the Earth’s close companion, but researchers have struggled to understand exactly when the moon formed, because tiny crystals in the […]
Discovering Chiron: Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid
by Eddy Duryea, University of Central Florida Artistic representation of an active centaur like Chiron. The different colors in the coma indicate varying compositions of gas, ice, and dust. Credit: William Gonzalez Sierra Although our solar system is billions of years old, we’ve only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic and […]