Messier 31 Andromeda Galaxy
Messier 31, which is better known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. The Andromeda Galaxy was named after the area of the sky that it occupies, the…
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Messier 30
Messier 30 may originate from one of Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, as it moves in a retrograde orbit through the galaxy’s inner halo. It was created more than 13 billion years ago. Like many other…
Best Visible Objects In Light Polluted Skies
As it has been nearly year of observing from home in COVID-19 quarantine, it would be a great idea to provide some information on some objects that one can view from home throughout the year….
Drones: To Mars And Beyond?
After talking with Jake Robins from the WeMartians Podcast to discuss the Mars 2020 mission, the idea of drones on other planets really caught our imagination and attention. Therefore, we spoke to Cristian B. Meza,…
Messier 29
Messier 29 is relatively small, occupying an area of 7 arc minutes in the sky, or a quarter the size of the full Moon. However, without the dust of the Milky Way obscuring the cluster,…
Messier 28
Messier 28 was the first globular cluster discovered to contain a milisecond pulsar, a pulsating, highly magnetized rotating neutron star emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation with a rotational period between 1 and 10 miliseconds….
Mars Missions Arrival Dates And Fast Facts
February 2021 is going to be an exciting time for Mars missions as there are 3 scientific missions that will be reaching the planet. With so many articles on the different landers, it makes sense…
Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches Rocket Into Orbit
Unlike companies such as Blue Origin and SpaceX, Virgin Orbit has built their LauncherOne platform around enabling horizontal small satellite launch. This is important because it will allow for more access to space for cube…
Messier 27 The Dumbbell Nebula
Spotted by Charles Messier in 1764, the Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 27) was the first planetary nebula ever discovered. With the planet-like appearance through a small telescope, it would seem that this is a bit of…
Mars 2020: Changing Our Perceptions Of The Planet
With the Mars 2020 mission about to arrive at the red planet on February 18th, 2021 and begin its scientific studies, we had a chance to talk with Jake Robins from the WeMartians Podcast to…