Astronomy

Alignment of the planets, part 2

- 12 January 2025

In the first part of the article on the alignment of the planets, we talked about the case when the planets are aligned one behind the other, and now we are talking about a different type of alignment, which is alignment along the ecliptic, rather around the ecliptic, but so that two or more planets are on the same side of the sun.

Alignment of the planets, part 1

- 2 January 2025

The planets revolve around the Sun, each in its own orbit, each orbit with its own inclination to the other orbits. We look at the universe from our position, from our planet, and we calculate those inclinations according to the orbit in which the Earth moves around the Sun, and we call that plane the ecliptic.

2024 Bonus Quiz: Thank you all!

- 30 December 2024

As a final gift from the OSR team, dearest curious reader, we’ve come up with a small quiz that might take your mind off the upcoming new-years resolutions and decisions. Stay cool, kind, wise and unique!

We hope you enjoy yourself and wish you a new year filled with luck, love, health and prosperity.

Thank you for the trust and devotion, we wholeheartedly appreciate it.

Now, let’s dive into the trivia, shall we?