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If you want to try your hand at some asteroid spotting this
If you want to try your hand at some asteroid spotting this evening, BL 86 is about to make a close approach to Earth, passing within 1.2 million kilo...

This Weekend’s Night Sky (10-11 January 2015) Comet C/2014 Q2
This Weekend’s Night Sky (10-11 January 2015) Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy moves into the constellation of Taurus this weekend and has now reached 4th m...

Christmas and New Year Skies. We may be set for a stunning
Christmas and New Year Skies. We may be set for a stunning Christmas comet this year. Following its discovery by Australian amateur astronomer Terry ...

The Philae lander has now gone into hibernation as its main
The Philae lander has now gone into hibernation as its main battery has run down and without enough Sun on its solar panels to recharge. But despite t...

On 6 August 2014, the Rosetta mission became the first spacecraft
On 6 August 2014, the Rosetta mission became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet when it met and went into orbit around Comet 67P/Churyumo...

This weekend’s night sky (25 - 26 October 2014) October is
This weekend’s night sky (25 - 26 October 2014) October is also a good time to look out for the zodiacal light, seen as a triangular glow in the we...

This weekend’s night sky (20 - 21 September 2014) As we head
This weekend’s night sky (20 - 21 September 2014) As we head towards the spring equinox on the 23rd of September we see a rapid change in our dayl...

This Weekends Night Sky (13-14 Sept) Look out for Mercury this
This Weekends Night Sky (13-14 Sept) Look out for Mercury this weekend, joining Mars and Saturn in our western evening sky. Mercury is the closest pl...

This weekend’s night sky (28 – 29 June 2014) Saturn and
This weekend’s night sky (28 – 29 June 2014) Saturn and Mars shine brightly in the evening sky this weekend with the bright stars Arcturus and S...