astronomy

Skygazing Spectacular: Awards

After all of this skygazing, it’s time to lower your gaze and congratulate yourself on a job well done! Our competition has …

It was a hard fought battle, but in the end we were howling at the blood moon as it made it’s way …

Stars from our galaxy supernova about twice every century. However, supernovae that are visible from Earth are extremely rare — with less …

If you got lucky this April, you may have born witness to a rare solar eclipse that was visible across most of …

Auroras are brilliant displays of light visible in the night sky, caused by electromagnetic disturbances created by solar wind. The most well …

Asteroids are rocky bodies of leftover space rubble that were created 4.6 billion years ago when our solar system formed. They come …

It’s time to begin our competition with Accuracy Happy Hours, so let’s celebrate by setting off some shooting stars! Meteor showers are …

Hopefully you were able to witness this year’s spectacular solar eclipse! The 2024 solar eclipse was visible across the the US, Canada, …

The Great Galactic Voyage is over! As our interstellar probe touches back down on Earth, we’ve managed to conveniently travel through just …

Woohooooo! Nicely done, everyone. The marathon cell grew to 801 cubes and was completed in 11 hours 19 minutes, while you also …

Great balls of fire! What a scorching hot win for Team Sirius. We hope you’ve enjoyed opportunity to learn about the science …

Having toured several beautiful sights in the Milky Way, we’re now going to our final destination… the very heart of our galaxy, …