The MONET South telescope at Sutherland ASTRONOMY EDUCATION BREAKTHROUGH FOR HERMANUS Hermanus experienced an Astronomy Awareness and Education breakthrough which was a first not only for South Africa, but for Africa, on Sunday 3rd October 2010. Science teachers and learners from Hermanus High School and Qhayiya Secondary School, as well as members of the Hermanus …
Something has smashed into Jupiter, leaving behind a black spot in the planet’s atmosphere, scientists confirmed on Monday. This is only the second time such an impact has been observed. The first was almost exactly 15 years ago, when more than 20 fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the gas giant. “This has all …
This illustration shows one possible path that the comet Kushida-Muramatsu took around Jupiter (located at centre of axes) (Illustration: Ohtsuka/Asher) The planet Jupiter seems to be as promiscuous as its Olympian namesake. New calculations reveal that in the middle of the last century it had a fling with a wayward comet, which for 12 years …
Titan’s hydrocarbon lakes, seen here in radar images, boast life-friendly chemistry (Image: NASA/JPL) 23 November 2009 by David Shiga Saturn’s frigid moon Titan may be friendlier to life than previously thought. New calculations suggest Titan’s hydrocarbon lakes are loaded with acetylene, a chemical some scientists say could serve as food for cold-resistant organisms. At about …
THE NEW YORK SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Published Weekly at 128 Fulton Street, (Sun Building,) New York. BY MUNN & COMPANY. RUFUS PORTER, EDITOR. TERMS.–$2 a year–$1 in advance, and the remainder in 6 months. The Science of Astronomy. DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY. Mercury, the nearest planet to the sun, is a globe of about 3140 miles in diameter, …
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