Tag: Star Name Registry

Facts about the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Idea for a Space Telescope is much older than you wold think. Dating all the way back to just after World War Two in fact, when astronomer Lyman Spitzer (1914-97) suggested the advantages that would be had from having a space-based observatory, rather than exclusively terrestrial ones. ...

10 Weirdest Aliens in the Marvel Universe.

Rocket Racoon The wise cracking, gun toting, and hairiest member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Rocket is racoon is genetically that has been genetically and cybernetically engineered. he makes up half of the bounty hunting duo that are sent to find Star-Lord, but rather than capture him, t...

Women in Space.

For many years, as it seems to be the case with everything, women were deemed too sensitive and unstable for space. Not to mention – ‘but what about their *cough* monthlies *cough*?’ Yet women have over and over again beaten through male expectations and proved that women are just as good if not bet...

7 of Astronomy’s Greatest Mysteries.

Space is full of weird things, however, most of them can be explained by science. Yet there are some that stump even the most accomplished astronomers. 1. Black Holes The study of black holes has come on in leaps and bound within the last few years, and yet, to misquote Pocahontas, how can th...

Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time!

Dune – Frank Herbert “The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.” A power struggle on the desert planet Arrakis, the sole source of Melange, a resource vital for spaceflight, he who wins will wield great power and influence over the universe. The usurped Duk...

The History of Halley’s Comet.

Halley’s comet must be one of the most famous ever. Its periodic appearances, about every 75 years or so has added to its celebrity.  It last appeared in our skies in 1986, and it set to return in 2061. The comet is named for the astronomer who discovered it – Edmond Halley. He examined reports...

The Most Famous Astronomers of All Time.

Claudius Ptolemy (90 A.D.– 168 A.D) Claudius Ptolemy was an Egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer, with Greek ancestry. Some of his texts were so important that they changed west scientific thinking forever. His book the Almagest, was one of the most revolutionary. It comprehen...

Fascinating Father’s Day facts

According to a leading card retailer, Hallmark, Father’s Day is the 4th largest card selling occasion in the years. It sees around 74 Million cards given every year! Only 50% of these cards are actually given to fathers, almost 20% are given to husbands. A lady called Sonora Louis...

Weird and Wacky Space Conspiracy Theories

There is nothing that people like more than a conspiracy, the Illuminati is the obvious one but there are many that are space related. The Apollo Moon Landings were faked. Between 1969 and 1972, twelve NASA astronauts have walked on the moon and there have been numerous photos of landing s...

Heroes in the Night Sky.

The planets in our solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods, but they are not the only mythologies hidden away in the cosmos. Hanging, twinkling in the sky are also the stories of three great Greek Heroes – Orion, Perseus and Jason. Orion Orion was a fabled hunter among the Greeks...

Venus factfile

  Venus is named after the Roman goddess of Love – Venus. Venus is almost the same size as Earth. It has a diameter of 12,104 km. It is thought that Venus is made up of a central iron core, a rocky mantle and a silicate crust. A year on Venus is 225 Earth days. Ve...

The Different Types of Satellites

There are two major types of satellites; natural and man-made. Natural satellites would be, for example, our moon. However, within the scope of man-made satellites, there are several different types. Man-made satellites are classified according to the type of orbit they are in, as this then dict...