- 2 December 2021
In the previous blog we talked a little about the definition of variable stars and binary systems. Today we wanted to explore the individual subcategories a little further, so let’s get started.
Read the full article- 25 November 2021
All stars differ from each other. In fact, they differ in so many things like size, mass, color, and temperature but also in the way they change their brightness. This is an interesting phenomenon that’s been bothering astronomers since the Middle Ages. Let’s break that down a bit more in this article.
Read the full article- 25 November 2021
Have you been hungry for some new Astro knowledge? I hope so, because in today’s blog we’ll discover which planets shine brightest and how astronomers can guess their approximate surface temperatures simply by taking a look.
Read the full article- 18 November 2021
Astronomers state that only 2,500 stars are visible to the naked eye from our planet Earth. The stars we see from Earth seem to be flickering. You’ve probably also noticed that they twinkle especially brightly on cold nights or right after a rain.
The question is why?
Read the full article- 18 November 2021
The ancient Greeks believed that in the beginning the world was in total chaos. Then, in 1854, the great Mihajlo Pupin was born in northern Serbia, and started gazing at the sky and writing down his impressions. Today we want to talk about both matters so just sit back and enjoy.
Read the full article- 12 November 2021
Until the thirties of the last century, when asked how many galaxies there are in space, learned people answered: “Well, everyone knows that – there is one.” In fact, no one asked such a question because it was as meaningless as the question: how many Italies are there in Europe, or how many Venuses exist in space? Well of course one.
Read the full article- 12 November 2021
Ancient people initially looked at the night sky curiously. When they began to use stars as tools to better understand their movements, they unknowingly made astronomy one of the first sciences, if not the oldest science.
Read the full article- 3 November 2021
The Pleiades is an open star cluster in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. This star cluster, also known as The Seven Sisters and Messier 45, has a special history. In this blog we’ll tell you everything about the origin of this magical star cluster and the associated Greek myths. Discover the Pleiades!
Read the full article- 2 November 2021
The news that Russian scientists in the Siberian region of Yakutia drilled ice on the Alazeya River and found a small organism about 24,000 years old, which came to life, seems like Sci-Fi. We have checked and laid out the facts for you in today’s blog.
Read the full article- 2 November 2021
By buying a telescope, you enter a world full of surprises and experiences. Astronomy is the only science where we can make important discoveries with the help of amateur equipment. How is that? Because the sky belongs to nobody and at the same time – to everybody.
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