Tag: Science

Humans are made of stardust

It is a commonly known myth that people are made of stardust and now a study has confirmed it. The survey conducted on 150,000 stars has revealed that the galaxy and humans share 97% of the same atoms. The elements of life on earth, which are usually found towards the centre of the galaxy, can...

The mysteries of Mercury

The mysteries of Mercury It is easy to forget that the other planets in our solar system are not just dead lumps of rock, but this is definitely not the case. Particularly for the planet at the centre, Mercury. Mythology: Its unbelievable speed Mercury is the closest planet to the s...

Cassini Enters Its Grand Finale!

The Cassini Spacecraft (launched in 1997) has been orbiting the planet Saturn since 2004. Its full name is the Cassini-Huygens Spacecraft since it was named after the astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens. A collaboration between NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), E...

Top Weird Named Galaxies

Space is weird but we also give objects in space some strange names. Here’s Star Name Registry’s list of the weirdest named galaxies. Enjoy! 1) The Tadpole Galaxy The Tadpole galaxy is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy which is located approximately 420 million light years away in the constellati...

The Top Seven Stargazing Locations in The UK

The United Kingdom is lucky enough to have an incredible number of beautiful spots which are perfect for stargazing. Here is Star-Name-Registry’s top seven: 1)  Galloway Forest Park Galloway Forest Park, Southern Scotland, consists of 777km² of incredibly beautiful forests, glens, lochs and hill...

Five Of The Most Unusual Nebula

1) The Waterfall Nebula The Waterfall Nebula – also called HH-222 – is located approximately 1,500 light years away from Earth in the Orion Molecular Cloud. The process of it’s formation remains a mystery. One theory is that the nebula is the result of stellar winds blowing from a young star which...

The Top 10 Stargazing Locations Worldwide

There’s hundreds of beautiful locations across the planet where you can sit and gaze up at the stars. There are a few truly outstanding places though and here’s Star Name Registry’s top ten: 10) Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, New Zealand. This Aoraki Mackenzie International Dar...

Project “Starshot”

Using current technology journeying to our closest star system – Alpha Centuri – would take thousands of years. Conventional technology would take us approximately 30,000 years to get there! However, recently a new project has been launched – a $100 million project called Breakthrough Starshot which...

Star-Name-Registry Competition #4

It’s time for our fourth weekly competition. As usual the prize for winning will be a free extra bright name a star! For this week’s competition we’ve decided to test you with a bit of astronomy trivia. To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is answer this question correctly: The Brighte...

New Super Huge Telescope

Work is currently underway on a new 500 metre large radio telescope in Guizhou Province, China. This 1.2 billion Yuan (£120 million) project named FAST (Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope) will involve the construction of 4,450 triangular panels to create its shape. The final telescope...

Star-Name-Registry Competition #3

It’s already time for the third weekly Star-Name-Registry competition! All the cold weather has had the Star-Name-Registry team thinking about dream holidays, so to enter this week’s competition all you will need to do is finish this sentence: “For my next holiday, I’ll be heading to _____” As...