A rare alignment between Earth, Venus, and the Sun allowed astronomers of the 17th and 18th centuries to calculate the precise distance of the Earth from the Sun for the first time. Now, astronomers around the world are preparing for the next transit of Venus that will take place on…
A unique solar eclipse, referred to as the 'ring of fire', will begin on May 20, 2012, in China and will move to the east, to the United States on May 21, 2012. Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to observe the eclipse as it will be visible only in…
This May, we will have a spectacular celestial event - a super moon! The moon's distance from the Earth is not always the same due to the elliptical shape of the orbit and variations in the gravitational attraction between the Moon, Earth, and Sun. When a full moon occurs close…
