Stargazing Calendar for April 2025

Sombrero Galaxy (M104 or NGC 4594). A mosaic of six images taken by the Hubble Space…

Who Owns the Moon? The Legal Battle Over Lunar Resources

As humanity’s cosmic ambitions reignite, the Moon has transformed from a distant celestial body to a…

How Did Neptune Get Its Name?

Neptune in true colour with the Great Dark Spot in the center. Photo by NASA’s Voyager…

Stargazing Calendar for March 2025

‘Day and Night’ – One year, one tripod mounted camera, a partial eclipse of the Sun…

How Did Uranus Get Its Name?

Photograph of Uranus in true color by Voyager 2 in 1986. In order to grasp the…

The Local Interstellar Cloud: Characteristics and Significance

Map of the Local Interstellar Cloud and neighboring G-Cloud. About 1% of the Milky Way’s mass…

How Did Mercury Get Its Name?

Mercury in true color by MESSENGER in 2008. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Arizona State…

Stargazing Calendar for February 2025

Bode’s Galaxy (also known as Messier 81 and NGC 3031) by Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA,…

Home to a Supermassive Black Hole and Starburst

Galaxies NGC 7469 (lower left) and IC 5283 (upper right) by Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble…

How Did Saturn Get Its Name? Exploring Mythology and History

Saturn by Cassini. Credit: NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute. Like all the planets, Saturn’s…