August Society Meeting
When: Wednesday 7th of August at 7.30 pm Where: Space Place, Carter Observatory, 40 Salamanca Rd, Kelburn. What: This month’s meeting will contain the following: Night sky in August Astronomy […]
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May/June Starparty
When: Saturday 11 May, 6 pm – 10pm Postponed to Saturday 8th June, 6 pm – 10 pm. Where: Wellington Water Front – See map below Please come and join […]
Brian May’s Anthem for the New Horizons Probe
Occasional astrophysicist and guitarist for Queen Brian May has gifted us with a song in tribute to NASA’s successful mission to flyby Ultima Thule. It’s pure space-opera rock that deserves […]
NASA – The Music Video
The scientist/artists in NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio created this magnificent video to accompany a recent performance by the National Symphony Orchestra Pops of Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune.” For more […]
Vanishing star hints at direct collapse to black hole
The rules for a stellar death seem pretty simple. If the star isn’t that massive, it burns out into a carbon-rich remnant called a white dwarf. If it’s big enough, […]