Mercury: The Swift, Extreme World Closest to the Sun
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun, is a fascinating realm of extremes. Named after the swift-footed Roman[…]
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Sumerian and Babylonian Astronomy: What Ancient Mesopotamia Really Knew
Ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern Iraq, was home to some of the world’s first cities and some of[…]
Read moreStargazing for Beginners: How to Get Started in Astronomy
The best thing about astronomy is that you can start tonight, for free. You don’t need a telescope, an app subscription or a science degree.[…]
Read moreAncient Greek Astronomy: What the Greeks Got Right (and Wrong)
Long before telescopes, the astronomers of ancient Greece worked out the shape and size of the Earth, estimated the distance to the Moon, catalogued the[…]
Read moreAsteroids: A Beginner’s Guide to the Solar System’s Rocky Leftovers
There is heaps of exciting stuff happening in the stars above us that make astronomy so much fun. what is true is the universe is[…]
Read moreThe Hubble Deep Field: The 1995 Photo That Changed Astronomy
In December 1995 the Hubble Space Telescope pointed at a patch of sky that appeared completely empty and kept looking for ten days. The result,[…]
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