ESA Astrophoto of the Year WinnerESA Astrophoto of the Year Winner
<p>From over 120 stunning entries to our first Space Science Image of the Week competition, the ESA panel of judges has chosen this beautiful composition of the conjunction of <a
Tag: the transit of Venus
Astronomers Worldwide Wowed by Transit of VenusAstronomers Worldwide Wowed by Transit of Venus
<p>Astronomers around the world looked to the sky on the night of June 5th and morning of June 6th to observe Venus as it passed across the face of the
A Partial Eclipse of the Strawberry Moon Coming Up on June 4thA Partial Eclipse of the Strawberry Moon Coming Up on June 4th
<p>On June 4th, 2012, there’s going to be a full Moon. According to Native American folklore it’s the Strawberry Moon, so-called because the short season for harvesting strawberries comes
Reliving the 1882 Transit of Venus Which Gave Us the Astronomical UnitReliving the 1882 Transit of Venus Which Gave Us the Astronomical Unit
<p>Nearly 130 years ago , the premier event in astrophysics involved watching a tiny dot slowly sail across the surface of the sun. That dot was our sister planet, Venus,