Where we fit in; our Sun, Solar System and Galaxy.
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Is there life on M̶a̶r̶s̶ Venus?
It would be ironic to discover life on Venus before we found out about it on Mars but scientists insist for now that is “just phosphine”.
September 2020 night sky
Find out what’s in the night sky in September 2020 with Hari, Sam from the South and Peter Detterline form the Northern Hemisphere. Why bother with space · 2020 September Star Safari
Watch the Perseids meteor shower live from the other hemisphere with Slooh
Watch the famous Perseid Meteor Shower online now live with Slooh. The famous shower is too low to observe properly from New Zealand and you’d have to wake up early in the morning for it.
Fly Around of Jezero Crater
This is a fly around of the area of Mars that the Perseverance rover will operate in.
A Case of Cometosis
Every so often I get this affliction I’ve had several times in my life, and hope to have several more times in the future. It’s called “cometosis”.
Matariki in mid-July
This video shows the position of Matariki relative to the Sun in mid-July. The video shows the night sky in the east throughout the whole night finishing with the sunrise.
July 2020 in the sky – Star Safari
What’s in the night sky in July 2020. Listen to our podcast covering both hemispheres with Sam, Hari and Peter.
Weird Objects in The Night Sky
We often just assume that our Earth is a puny little rock and these massive objects meander around the galaxy swallowing up unsuspecting planets. This is not the case, black holes can have massive mass but are only physically very small, as are neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Keep safe looking up
The International Asteroid Day is observed every year on 30th of Jun. What prompted this and who is watching over us?
Coordinates in The Night Sky
The position of stars can be described by coordinates that resemble that way we describe positions on the Earth’s surface.
The Milky-Way.Kiwi Telescope Course
Telescopes are our window into the universe but they can also burn a big hole in your wallet and be a huge source of frustration if you don’t get the right one.
How To Find Sagittarius
This short video shows you how to find the constellation of Sagittarius.
How To Find Matariki in 2020
To find Matariki you have to get up before dawn and catch this beautiful cluster rising just before the Sun. The sky will be brighter because of the approaching dawn so Matariki can be tricky to spot if you don’t know where to look. This video shows you how to find Matariki.
Quick find: Sombrero Galaxy
In this little video we’ll show you how to find the beautiful Sombrero Galaxy. This is easy to spot and is a very distinctive looking galaxy. The galaxy is about 28 million light years away near the constellation of Corvus. We start by showing you how to find Corvus and assume you already know how to find the Southern Cross. If you don’t know how to find the Southern Cross then watch our video called “How to Find The Southern Cross”. Try this out and let us know if you found the Sombrero Galaxy.
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Big Fat Rocket, Big Friendly Rocket, Big Falcon Rocket, Big ###### Rocket
SpaceX is well advanced in it’s plans to build a huge rocket to take humans to Mars and they plan to do this by 2024. This article has a closer look at the Big Falcon Rocket to see what’s so special about it.
To the Moon and back (and then Mars)
With all the talk of going back to the moon, we thought it’d be good to recap on who is doing what in the coming years about returning to the Moon.
Where are the satellites?
Where are the satellites? We hear a lot about GPS, Hubble, the ISS and a load of other satellites, but not often where they are or much about how they got there, or how they stay there.
What do you see when you look up at the sky at night?
A great reason to look up at the night sky is that you might see a supernova like the the one that Albert Jones spotted in 1987.
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