The 2015 March 20 total solar eclipse — 1. A day trip to the Arctic
The track of totality for the March 20 eclipse ran up the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Hebrides, crossing
Read more
Archives
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft closes in on Ceres
Dwarf planet Ceres, the largest asteroid in the Main Belt, measuring some 950km in diameter on average, should soon reveal
Read more
The close approach of asteroid (357439) 2004 BL86
On 2015 January 26, the 300m diameter asteroid 2004 BL86 approached to within 3.1 lunar distances of Earth: the closest
Read more
Galaxies in Leo Minor
Leo Minor is another poorly observed constellation, which is a pity as it contains a large number of interesting galaxies.
Read more
Nature Letter reports a remarkable terminator projection on Mars
In 2012 March and April a large, recurrent terminator projection extending over 500km in dimension was seen at around 45°S
Read more