The June 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. The word solstice means
The May 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. This is the time of the year of sunny days and dark clear nights, at least in southern Europe. The three most easily visible
The April 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the April night sky. Now we have moved past the Equinox, the days are getting longer and the nights shorter. The only planet easily visible in the evening
Infarmed: AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks
Portugal’s National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) issued a statement on Friday saying that the AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks. The statement came after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Science
On July 30, 2020, an Atlas rocket from the United Launch Alliance lifted off from Cape Canaveral on its seven-month journey to Mars. Its payload was the Perseverance Mars rover
The February 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the February night sky. This is one of the coldest months of the year in the northern hemisphere and we also have a shortage of bright planets visible
The January 2021 night sky
Welcome to the January night sky. Although this is one of the coldest months of the year in the northern hemisphere, the planet Earth is at its closest point in
The December 2020 Night Sky
Welcome to the December night sky. This is the month of the winter solstice when the Sun is at its lowest point in the Heavens as viewed from the northern
The November 2020 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. This is the month of the first night frosts in temperate northern hemisphere countries, and the appearance of the brightest star in the night-time
The October 2020 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. We are now well into the autumn of the northern hemisphere and the nights are getting longer and colder. As darkness falls, the great