Astronomy

Astronomy at the Beach scheduled for Sept. 10-11

9 Sep 2010

See planets, stars and all things celestial at the 14th annual Astronomy at the Beach at Maple Beach at Kensington Metropark from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 10, and Saturday, Sept. 11.

First UK cameras to scan the night skies

9 Sep 2010

An astronomy graduate has set up the first UK camera which can continuously scan the night sky and dictates the best conditions for surveys.

Preview: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year

9 Sep 2010

As the perfect antidote to the endless barrage of celebrity photos that confronts us daily, here's a compilation of real stars. And planets, nebulae, moons and galaxies. From tomorrow (10 Sept), the Royal Observatory Greenwich hosts a collection of astronomical photographs submitted to its annual competition. This year's contest attracted over 400 heavenly submissions, all browsable on dedicated ...