The Sun is Exploding!
April 29, 2020
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
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
Selecting only ten events from the past year is always a hard task - space science and exploration is just so exciting and fast-paced that there is always something going on, or something about to...Read More
Stardome’s Marketing Assistant, Nashi Janlar, took a few days off last month to explore every avid stargazers’ dream destination; Aotea Great Barrier Island! Whether you’re off for to see...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
Looking to take your stargazing to another level? Any space-loving backyard astronomer should have a trusted sky map to reference when stargazing or peering through the viewfinder of their...Read More
Black holes are objects that have long been theorised by scientists for centuries. Just as you have to travel faster to leave Earth than you to do to leave the Moon, it was theorised that such...Read More
LOOKING BACK 40 YEARS David Britten March 5th marked 40 years since the Voyager 1 flyby of Jupiter in 1979. This was a landmark accomplishment in space exploration. The sister craft Voyager 2...Read More