Essay: Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy
Among the international team that captured the first image of the black hole at the Milky Way’s centre, CHRIS IMPEY, professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – how they did it and why it’s such a big deal…
Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life
Washington DC, USReuters Up to three planets – potentially rocky like Earth – have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system – a planetary system offering astronomers intriguing possibilities in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. The planets orbit Gliese 887, a so-called red dwarf star half the sun’s mass […]
KNOW IT ALL: “DARK SKY PLACES”
Following news Australia’s first designated “Dark Sky Reserve” has been declared in South Australia, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what “Dark Sky Places” are all about…
ASTRONOMY: VATICAN STARGAZERS LOOK FOR DIVINE INSPIRATION
JOSEPHINE MCKENNA, of Religion News Service, reports from the Vatican…