(Posted 25 November 2018) NASA’s Insight mission is expected to land on Mars at 5.54 am AEST / 6.54 am…
Mars
7 October 2018: Four planets and an asteroid visible in the sky tonight
(Posted 7 October 2018) Step outside tonight as the sky darkens to spot four planets without a telescope. Venus, Mars,…
Planets galore in the late evening sky … plus see Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot for yourself!
(Posted 4 April 2018) Our evening sky ‘planet drought’ is finally over with the spectacular planets Jupiter and Saturn plus…
Satellite and planet watching in Canberra (ACT) tonight (16 January 2017)
(Posted 16 January 2017) Only a few moderately bright satellites are visible in tonight’s evening Canberra twilight (16 January 2017). You…
Comet 2012 S1 ISON Northern Hemisphere Free Finder Chart for 18 October – 20 November 2013
With the excitement building over Comet 2012 S1 ISON, I have prepared a free finder chart for Northern hemisphere viewers…
Use the Moon to find Mars and Saturn tonight
With NASA’s Curiosity Rover just over a week away from landing on Mars, why not step outside and find Mars…
Watch Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch live via NASA TV tomorrow morning
All going well, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover will launch at 1.02 am AEST tomorrow morning (Sunday) all going well from…
Make a paper 3D model of the Martian Moon Phobos
While wandering around the Internet, I stumbled across instructions on how to make a paper 3D model of the Martian…
ESA Mars Express Images Martian Moon Passing Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft (which is currently orbiting Mars) has captured a series of images showing the…
New Images Of Martian Moon Captured By ESA Spacecraft
The images can be viewed here on the ESA website.