Tag: Star

Top Ever Space Movies

Top Ever Space Movies 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) This iconic and epic science fiction film was produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1968. Written by both Stanley Kubrick and legendary novelist Arthur C Clarke it was inspired by one of Clarke’s short stories (“The Sentinel” – 1951). T...

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...

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...

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...

Juno Mission

“Juno sang and it was a song of perfection”. These are the words of Rick Nybakken on 5th July as the Juno spacecraft completed it’s five year long and 1.8 billion mile journey and was able to successfully enter orbit around Jupiter. As it approached Jupiter it was travelling at an incredible 266,0...

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...

Top Space Apps

Stargazing can be an incredible experience. It can also be difficult for the amateur astronomer, luckily though there’s an app for that! That’s why this week Star-Name-Registry is providing you a list of the top apps to help you find your place in the universe. Exoplanet (Free, iOS) Exoplane...

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...