Elizabeth Cocking and Toner StevensonNov 30, 20233 minIn this MonthAstronomical happenings in DecemberIN THIS MONTH 23 December 1672 Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes Rhea, one of Saturn's Moons. Cassini discovered four...
Elizabeth CockingFeb 28, 20223 minIn this MonthIn this month: March 20225th March 1616 On this day in 1616 the Roman Catholic Church adds "" (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus...
Andrew WoodOct 12, 20206 minSolar ObservingA Day in My Life of The Solar System"I set out to observe as many Solar System objects as I could..."
Elizabeth CockingJun 30, 20192 minIn this MonthIn this month: July 20195th July 1687 The book Principia is published by Sir Isaac Newton. Written in Latin with the title Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia...
Elizabeth CockingMar 31, 20192 minIn this MonthIn this month: April15th April 1970 Humans travel the furthest in space when the Apollo 13 crew reach 400,171 km from Earth in an attempt to return to Earth...
Elizabeth CockingMay 1, 20181 minDid you know? - the planetsThe Earth is not a sphere ! It is an oblate spheroid. Due to its rotation it bulges out at the equator about 43 km more than at the...