Artist’s impression of a circumstellar disc around a young star. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Kornmesser. License: CC…
Category: Astro Blog
Astro Blog
How Did Venus Get Its Name?
Venus, the second planet from the Sun, gets its name from Roman mythology. There’s no denying…
Asteroid 2 Pallas – Overview, Characteristics & Exploration
Asteroid 2 Pallas. Credit: ESO/M. Marsset et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS). License: CC BY-SA 4.0. 2 Pallas…
Stargazing Calendar for January 2025
Beehive Cluster (M44 or NGC 2632). Photo by Fried Lauterbach. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. January 2025…
How Did Jupiter Get Its Name?
Jupite by Cassini-Huygens. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. Jupiter, the king of the gods and largest planet…
How Can We Best Observe the Sun’s Chromosphere and Corona?
The Sun’s chromosphere. It appears deep red when observed in the Hα spectral line. Credit: BBSO/NJIT.…
Stargazing Calendar for December 2024
Geminids meteor shower over Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks (NSF’s NOIRLab). License: CC BY…
How Did Mars Get Its Name?
Mars in true color, as captured by the Hope orbiter. Credit: Kevin Gill. License: CC BY…
Stargazing Calendar for November 2024
Photograph of Uranus in true color by Voyager 2 in 1986. Get ready to look up—November…
Stargazing Calendar for October 2024
The 2023 annular solar eclipse from Southern Utah. Credit: Daniel Pick. License: CC BY 4.0. October…