News

H.E.S.S. Gamma Ray Telescope in Namibia

By Derek Duckitt On 29th June 2013 I paid a…
CONTINUE READING

Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at the end of July

Viewers could see up to 10 meteors per hour coming…
CONTINUE READING

Earth’s gold came from colliding dead stars

This artist's conception portrays two neutron stars at the moment…
CONTINUE READING

HERMANUS JUNIOR ASTRONOMY & SPACE CLUB FORMED

A significant milestone in Astronomy & Space Science outreach was…
CONTINUE READING

Star factory in the early universe challenges galaxy evolution theory

The Herschel Space Observatory has discovered an extremely massive early-type…
CONTINUE READING

ASTRONOMY NEWS

FROM STEVE KLEYN Hubble sees Comet ISON   24 April:  Later…
CONTINUE READING

Dying supergiant stars implicated in hours-long gamma-ray bursts

The blasts emit surges of gamma rays as well as…
CONTINUE READING

Flying Over the Earth at Night

Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David…
CONTINUE READING