‘The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes’ (H6003; Julius Caesar, Act II Scene 2)
Saturn and its Moons, Part 2
Duncan Lunan continues his fascinating series with part two on the Moons of Saturn
Thinning Ice Melange Causing Rifts in Antarctica’s Floating Ice
“We have finally begun to seek an explanation as to why these ice shelves started retreating and coming into these configurations that became unstable decades before hydrofracturing could act on them,” Eric Rignot
Hubble & The ‘Molten Ring’ Galaxy
an example of one of the largest, nearly complete Einstein rings ever seen – a deep-space optical phenomenon.
Luna 2 #OnThisDay
On 12th of September 1959 the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), launched Luna 2. It was to be the first spacecraft to impact on the moon.
Jupiter’s Moons
“The four large Jupiter moons, discovered by Galileo and called the Galilean satellites in his memory, are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, in order out from the planet.”
Jupiter
Jupiter is much further from the Sun than Mars and is passed by the Earth every 13 months, so it’s brilliant in the night sky for much of every year.
Beginners Astronomy: Mars 5 – Life on Mars
In the last of his series on Mars, Duncan Lunan looks at the possibility of life on the planet
Beginners Astronomy: Mars 4 – Recent Missions
Europe’s Mars Express is still in orbit around the red planet, where it was joined by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Beginners Astronomy: Mars 3 – The Moons of Mars
“The two moons of Mars were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall. The largest crater on Phobos, the inner moon, is named ‘Stickney’, the maiden name of Asaph Hall’s wife, who encouraged him to keep looking when he was ready to give up. “