Betelgeuse Update – Smaller and Nearer than first thought.
This article was originally published by the Australian National University and all rights are reserved by them. Supergiant star Betelgeuse…
Colonising Mars
There is a lot of debate about colonising Mars, in fact the conversations have been had for more than 100…
News – 12 August 2020
Researchers have concluded that the molten rock and cooled volcanic glass present on the surface of Lava-Ocean Planets is unlikely…
The Moon – our amazing companion
For as long as humans have gazed upward to the sky, there are many who gazed is awe at the…
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS IN STARS
How the elements are made The manufacture of all the elements of the periodic table is the result of nucleosynthesis…
Life in the Universe : Where is it; Will it be intelligent; Can we Communicate; Can we meet?
Humans have pondered these questions about the Universe, to one degree or another, for at least several hundred years, perhaps…
Black Holes – The end of Space-Time Jim, but only as we know it!
Black holes are some of the most enigmatic but fascinating objects in the Universe. They appear to be the final…
Supernova Classifications
The story of Betelgeuse has kicked things off, so it seems appropriate to discuss Supernova. I am sure if I…
The Most likely Naked Eye Supernova
ETA Carina. (10h 45m 03.591s / −59° 41′ 04.26″) It is believed that before Western Sailors ventured south enough to…
Betelgeuse, and the story of a Supernova
There has been quite a bit of discussion of late regarding the dimming of the star α Orionis (Alpha Orionis) or commonly…