Elizabeth CockingApr 304 minIn this MonthIn this month: May 2022Historical astronomical events, and people who were born this month and have influenced our understanding of the cosmos. 18th May 1991...
Elizabeth CockingJul 31, 20214 minIn this MonthIn this month: August 202115th August 1977 The Wow! signal is received by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The original record, preserved by...
Elizabeth CockingMar 31, 20213 minIn this MonthIn this month: April21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...
Elizabeth CockingDec 31, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: JanuaryElizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2021. Each month she looks back on astronomical happenings, and the...
Elizabeth CockingNov 4, 20205 minIn this MonthIn this month: NovemberEach month astronomical events and the births of people in history connected to astronomy are featured. Brush up on your knowledge!
Elizabeth CockingSep 30, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: OctoberNASA becomes operational (1958) ; Luna 3 photographs the far side of the Moon (1959) : the Parker solar probe approaches the Sun (2018)
Elizabeth CockingJul 31, 20204 minIn this MonthIn this month: August13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by the German astronomer Gustav Witt at the Urania Observatory in Berlin, and...
Elizabeth CockingApr 30, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: May13 May 1861 John Tebbutt discovers the Great Comet of 1861, also known as Comet C/1861 J1, one of the most brilliant comets known. He...
Elizabeth CockingMar 1, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: March7 March 1831 The Royal Astronomical Society receives its Royal charter from King William IV. The society was founded in 1820 as the...
Elizabeth CockingJun 3, 20191 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? Comets...dirty snowballsThe long and short of it….. the orbital period of comets can range from long period comets like Comet McNaught, 92,700 years, to Comet...