These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in the Australian Capital…
Watch live as rocket lifts off Friday morning
Early risers Friday morning can watch live as a rocket carrying the XM-5 satellite lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.…
2010 TD54 imaged on way to close encounter with Earth
As mentioned in my previous post, the asteroid 2010 TD54 will have a close encounter with the Earth tomorrow night…
Is that asteroid coming straight for us?
I have been following a very slow conversation on the Minor Planet Email list for the last couple of days…
Look up to see the International Space Station!
Over the next couple of nights, the International Space Station will be visible in the evening sky from locations across…
Australian astronomer discovers 57th comet
Australian astronomer Robert Mc Naught has discovered his 57th comet. The comet was imaged by the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt telescope…
China’s second Moon probe arrives at the Moon
China’s second Lunar orbiter Chang’e 2 has arrived at the Moon. The spacecraft has entered a temporary orbit that takes…
Recent discoveries on Mars
NASA robotic exploration of Mars continues at full speed, with a couple of interesting discoveries announced recently. A close up…
Watch live webcasts of spacecraft launch and docking with International Space Station
You can watch live (via NASA TV) as three new crew members are launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the…
Spacecraft flyby of Comet Hartley only a month away
NASA’s EPOXI mission is now only just over a month away from a flyby of Comet Hartley. At this stage,…