Mars Opposition 2020 In the skies above us, the planets orbit at different rates. Sometimes those orbits align to give us a close-up view of something special and over the next couple of months...Read More
Can I see planets without a telescope? The answer is yes! Have you ever gazed at the night sky and wondered if an exceptionally bright ‘star’ is actually a planet? Or maybe you’ve seen...Read More
Or so went the theories of an enthusiastic band of pre-schoolers as reported by their teacher. Were they correct? Well, yes! And no. The Sun is indeed exploding - in fact it is...Read More
Recently there have been many sightings, here in Aotearoa and around the world, of strange lights in the sky... Are they UFOs or something more easily explained? These sightings have been...Read More
Since Galileo first gazed up at the night sky in 1610, astronomers have been observing and recording what they saw. Galileo’s drawings of our Moon, the planets, and stars were some of the first...Read More
Halloween’s approach and passing marks the time of year when a ghostly figure is best visible in our evening sky. Early morning viewers may have been enjoying many hours of possible sightings...Read More
We choose to go back to the Moon Along with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, NASA has announced plans to go back to the Moon – and this time it's to stay. The name of this...Read More
Fifty years on from Apollo 11's mission to the Moon and safe return to Earth, a significant birthday looms for a remarkable individual who helped make it all possible. Katherine Coleman Goble...Read More
When you think of the Apollo programme the first thing that probably comes to mind is Neil Armstrong and his famous words, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”...Read More
Celebrating a defining moment in history On July 20 1969, the world waited with bated breath (600 million tuning in; a total of 1/5th of the population at the time) as Neil Armstrong descended...Read More