The Milky Way is ancient and massive, a collection of hundreds of billions of stars, some…
Category: News
Genaero
The Current Mars Sample Return Mission isn’t Going to Work. NASA is Going Back to the Drawing Board
Hmmm spaceflight is not the easiest of enterprises. NASA have let us know that their plans…
Peter Higgs Dies at 94
Just like Isaac Newton, Galileo and Albert Einstein, I’m not sure exactly when I became aware…
More Views of the 2024 Eclipse, from the Moon and Earth Orbit
It’s been just over a week since millions of people flocked to places across North America…
Baby Stars Discharge “Sneezes” of Gas and Dust
I’m really not sure what to call it but a ‘dusty sneeze’ is probably as good…
The Milky Way’s Role in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Look through the names and origins of the constellations and you will soon realise that many…
How Did Pluto Get Its Heart? Scientists Suggest an Answer
The most recognizable feature on Pluto is its “heart,” a relatively bright valentine-shaped area known as…
You Can’t Know the True Size of an Exoplanet Without Knowing its Star’s Magnetic Field
In 2011, astronomers with the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) consortium detected a gas giant…
Very bright fireball reported over New York, U.S.
I’m a dedicated researcher, journalist, and editor at The Watchers. With over 20 years of experience…
Stellar Winds Coming From Other Stars Measured for the First Time
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has made a major breakthrough. In…