Astronomy in Peru
Machu Picchu today is one of the most well known world heritage sites and one of the highest in altitude citadels in the world, at around 2400m above sea level. […]
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The Parade of Planets – 2025
In 2025, six planets of our solar system will align in a rare celestial event, offering a unique opportunity for observation and study. […]
What are they? Interacting Spiral Galaxies
While galaxies begin a wild dance around each other—without many questions, demands, conditions, or dreams for the future. […]
WHAT ARE THEY? RETROGRADE PLANETS
It’s time to put Mercury back on track! What does it mean when we say a planet is in retrograde, and how does it affect our lives? […]
CHARMING COMET
The comet Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or simply comet A3, was first detected in January 2023 at an observatory in China. This October, its journey brings it to perihelion, meaning its closest distance to the Sun, and it is so bright that it has provided many charming evenings for night sky enthusiasts, just after sunset during twilight. […]
The Fermi Paradox: Why Haven’t We Found Extraterrestrial Life Yet?
“Where is everybody?” wondered Enrico Fermi in 1950, trying to understand why we haven’t found life beyond Earth. […]
Aristarchus: Astronomy, Music, and Archery at the Helmos Festival!
On Neraidorachi, one of the highest peaks of Mount Helmos, the Aristarchos telescope, the largest in Greece with a mirror diameter of 2.3 meters, was inaugurated in 2007. […]
Aurora and sunspot
A geomagnetic storm from the Sun, one of the strongest in recent years, filled the night sky with colors. […]
Telescopes and planetariums by students and university students!
In this issue, we take you away from the big telescopes and land you in the yard of a school (more or less)! […]
WHAT IS IT? Boninites on Mercury and in Cyprus
Scientists have found that the geochemical composition of the planet Mercury, which is very similar to that of rocky areas of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus! […]