History
Hunting Unicorns: Is an Alpha Monocerotid Outburst Due in 2015?
What's rarer than a unicorn? Perhaps, its spying a a elusive meteor outburst from the heart of one... Ready for…
Who was Albert Einstein?
At the end of the millennium, Physics World magazine conducted a poll where they asked 100 of the world's leading…
Who Was Sir Isaac Newton?
The 17th century was an auspicious time for the sciences, with groundbreaking discoveries being made in astronomy, physics, mechanics, optics,…
From a Roar to a Purr: Prospects for the 2015 November Leonid Meteors
A November rain hails from the Sickle of the Lion. Hot on the heels of the October Orionids and the…
Who Was Galileo Galilei?
When it comes to scientists who revolutionized the way we think of the universe, few names stand out like Galileo…
Who was Christiaan Huygens?
The 17th century was a very auspicious time for the sciences, with advancements being made in the fields of physics,…
Hunting Prospero
A relic of the early Space Age turns 44 years old this week. The United Kingdom’s first and only successful…
Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?
Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…
Comet US10 Catalina: Our Guide to Act II
Itching for some cometary action? After a fine winter’s performance from Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 2015 has seen a dearth…
Remembering the Vela Incident
36 years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd,…