Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and peals of thunder familiar to Earth-dwellers, these energy releases are channelled upward and can be detec...
Modern history tells us that Hyderabad is 419 years old but the discovery of an Iron Age burial site and Stone Age implements by archaeologists indicate that the city and surrounding areas could actually be over 2,500 years old. The department of archaeology and museums has discovered an Iron Age si...
Helston students reach for stars in Canary Islands trip Budding astronomers from Helston Community College have been given the chance to further their studies overseas, thanks to a £3,400 grant awarded to the colleges science department. The award from "Our Money Your Dream" the You...
Meteor may be to blame for 'sonic' sound A loud boom sounding similar to an explosion rocked the quiet western Arkansas night. No police or fire responded to an accident scene though. So what did Northwest Arkansas and River Valley residents hear? 5NEWS investigated and found a logical explanat...
With lectures on astronomy, astrophotography, star gazing and much more, star parties are a real treat for sky lovers The phenomenal success of India's Moon mission has resulted in astronomy becoming another coveted career option that till date remained limited to Engineering and medical. And w...
The recently-closed astronomical observatory in Taif has become home to a variety of wild animals since staff vacated the premises, turning a landmark building and center of research into a den for furry fauna. The observatory building has been a symbol and source of pride in the area for over 30 yea...
Mauna Kea observatories part of virtual telescope A trio of observatories on Mauna Kea have come together to form the world's most powerful virtual telescope. Known as the Extended SubMillimeter Array, or eSMA, the technique connects signals from eight dishes with 6-meter diameter with those fr...
Tonight on Nov 15 2008 10:30 U.K. time a red UFO was filmed in the night sky by a man accompanied by his son or daughter Read more Red UFO in Grimsby, 15/11/2008. 20:30Click to Play | View Details Ed ~ This was probably a SL-3 rocket boo...
On a chill November Friday, Baron Drayson of Kensington can be found inside what looks like a giant UFO deep in the Oxfordshire countryside. The doughnut, as it is known to locals, is a huge laboratory full of sprawling robots, radiation-proof hutches and a machine that produces beams of light 100 bi...
Three Astronomers: Brian Sheen, Geoff Ryder, Mike Dilworth from the Royal Astronomical Society in the United Kingdom are presently on expedition to Africa for six months. Brian Sheen, a renowned Cornish Scout Leader and Head of the Roseland Astronomical Observatory, is leading the expedition....
A suspected meteor created some commotion Thursday afternoon when witnesses mistook it for an ultralight plane crashing in Madison Township. Three helicopters, several police and fire agencies and the Ohio Highway Patrol spent about four hours looking for the crash site along Route 20 until the...
Vaka Moana Voyages of the Ancestors Starting more than 3000 years ago, the worlds first blue-water mariners set out from south-east Asia in sailing canoes to explore the vast ocean that lay before them. Over succeeding centuries and millennia, against enormous odds, they extended the boundary of...
The Morrison Planetarium is a technological marvel, enabling astronomers not only to show traditional star charts, but to guide visitors through an immersive fly-through of our universe realistically rendered in real-time. We were fortunate enough to be invited for a private screening of the n...
