Update (7.41am AEST): The launch has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will shortly…
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This Weeks Predictable Sky and Space Events (16 – 22 May 2010)
These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Brisbane, the Gold…
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches tomorrow morning
Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to launch tomorrow morning at 4.20 am Australian Eastern Standard Time on its final mission.…
This Weeks Predictable Sky Events (9 – 15 May 2010)
These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Brisbane, the Gold…
First results released from Herschel Infrared Space Observatory
The European Space Agency has released the first scientific results from the Herschel Infrared Space Observatory. The Observatory was launched…
See Jupiter and Uranus in the pre-dawn sky
Early morning risers can look above the Eastern horizon in the pre-dawn sky and easily see the planet Jupiter. To…
See Saturn tonight
Saturn can be easily found high above the Northern horizon. Print off a copy of the below finder chart, step…
Moon and Antares
Use the Moon to find Antares, the star the ancient Greeks referred to as the heart of the constellation Scorpius…
New images released from ESA’s Plank Observatory
The European Space Agency has released new images captured by the Planck space observatory. The Planck observatory collects information at…
Telescope with 42m (!) diameter mirror to be built in Chile
On 26 April 2010, the European Southern Observatory Council has announced that they have selected Cerro Armazones as the baseline…