- 11 November 2019
As the colder weather approaches, the department stores are busy reminding us that Christmas is coming. Their shelves are full of fun must-have items that seem like a good idea today, but you inevitably end up regretting come Christmas day.
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- 11 November 2019
The dust on the moon poses a serious threat to astronauts’ spacesuits and other space instruments. Read on to learn more about the new NASA technology to help keep astronauts safe.
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- 11 November 2019
On November 5, 2018, the NASA space probe Voyager 2 traveled through the Sun’s heliopause. Read on to learn more about what scientists have learned from this event.
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- 6 November 2019
Beta Leporis is 240 million years-old and is sometimes referred to as Nihal which is Arabic for ‘quenching their thirst’. However, Al Nihal was once used in ancient Arabic to mean ‘the drinking camels’. This yellow bright giant also measures about 16 times the radius of the Sun and has 3.5 solar masses.
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- 2 November 2019
NASA’s Curiosity rover has conducted a wet chemistry experiment. Read on to learn more about this amazing science experiment.
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- 2 November 2019
NASA is working with companies to develop drone delivery service for packages and people in crowded urban areas. Read on to learn more about this new technology.
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- 30 October 2019
Beta Ceti has two traditional names, Deneb Kaitos or Al Dhanab al Ḳaiṭos al Janubiyy in Arabic and Diphda, meaning ‘the southern tail of Cetus‘ and ‘the second frog’ respectively. It shines approximately 145 times that of the Sun and because it exhibits periodic flares, its brightness does change.
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- 27 October 2019
On October 25, 1671, Giovanni Cassini discovered Saturn’s moon Iapetus. Read on to learn more about this and more of his amazing contributions to astronomy.
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- 26 October 2019
Maria Cunitz was a 17th-century German astronomer. Read on to learn more about her contribution to astronomy.
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- 24 October 2019
Beta Centauri is made up of three stars and is the 10th brightest star in the night sky shining 15,500 times more than the Sun. In mythology, the culture of the Boorong people called this star (along with Alpha Centauri) Bermbermgle. They signified two brothers who were known for their courage for killing Tchingal ‘the Emu’ from the Coalsack Nebula.
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