The dictionary defines binary as “composed of or involving two things”, so a binary star is a system composed of two stars which orbit ...

There are two equinoxes every year. The March equinox also known as the autumnal equinox, and the September equinox or the spring...

This month . . . Artificial Satellites. From the launch of Sputnik which lead to the start of the Space Race between the Soviet Union...

The disc shaped asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter at a distance ranging from 329-478 million kilometres from the Sun. ...

WHAT IS A SOLSTICE ? A solstice is a natural astronomical event during which one of the Earth’s hemispheres is at maximum tilt away from...

This month . . . Auroras. Named for the Roman goddess of the dawn. Auroras are caused by the collision of energetically charged particles...

in our solar system The most tilted planet… Uranus has the largest tilt with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees. Its north pole is nearly...

We’re all familiar with rainbows and the elusive pot of gold at the end. But our neighbour the Moon is also capable of producing the same...

We may take it for granted but without it we would not exist. Find out more...

This Month . . . Intentional crashed landings. Things that go bump in the night! Sometimes it helps astronomers and space engineers to...