Mar 15th: Observing the Beauty of the Night Sky With Stargazing Manner
Today’s ASTROMAN at #365DaysOfAstronomy shares stargazing tips from choosing dark sky locations to capturing breathtaking celestial images!
Mar 14th: Aquatic Planets Like Earth’s Could Abound in Milky Way
The formation of rocky worlds from dust particles containing ice and carbon, increasing the possibility of aquatic planets similar to Earth.
Mar 13th: An Informal Chat with Vatican Astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno
Director of the Vatican Observatory, Br Guy Consolmagno discusses the road taken in becoming a Vatican Astronomer, Science & Faith, & the Church’s contributions to science
Mar 12th: Paranal Problems: Light Pollution at the VLT
It looks as though ESO is caught in an American light pollution pincer…starlink above. Is this the end? Also eclipse news & launch round up.
Mar 11th: Life in Terminator Zones
Mar 10th: Black Holes Big & Small
We’re finally ready to deal with the topic you’ve all been waiting for: Schwarzschild swirlers, Chandrasekhar crushers, ol’ matter manglers, sucking singularities… black holes
Mar 9th: Asteroids 2016 & Suddenly Bright
2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters where they discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects. And large space rock can approach the Earth & appeared as a bright star
Mar 8th: The Largest Radio Jet In the Early Universe
Making use of the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet.
Mar 7th: Temperatures That Kill
Let’s take a fast-paced journey thru all that’s new in space and astronomy, including a potentially killer asteroid, a new look at the history of Earth’s water, and a mini-quasi-moon.
Mar 6th: The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025
Join us today as @ActualAstronomy talk about Moon pairing with the planets, a lunar eclipse and some deep sky objects you can see.