Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceRight now, we are aloneAstrobiology is an umbrella discipline that seeks the answer to three simple questions: “What is life?”, “Are we alone in the Universe?”…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceThe Universe From HereIt is amazing that the universe we think is out there has been worked out solely from observations on and, more recently, around the Earth.Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceWho celebrates the New Year in June?In 2001 New Zealand started a campaign for Matariki to be reclaimed as focus for Māori language regeneration, today is institutionalised.May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceOur Stellar NeighbourhoodThough our spot in the galaxy appears quiet, there is a lot going on in our neighbourhood.May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceNo need to panic, the solar minimum will not freeze youThe new solar cycle is not going to plunge the Earth into an ice age or herald a new period of a snowball planet — it’s just a normal…May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceThe Reflecting TelescopeReflecting telescopes are the monsters of the telescope world, here’s a bit about them and how they work.May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceVariable Stars — What’s The Fuss All About?Variable stars are amazing and have contributed so much to our understanding of the universe.May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceHow to Bend Light — The Concept That Makes Refracting Telescopes WorkRefracting telescopes rely on the properties of light that make it possible to bend in different types of glass and shapes of glass.May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceWhat to see in the night sky in MayIn May the Galactic Centre gets dragged by Scorpius above the horizon unveiling amazing night sky objects that we can see.Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
Milky-Way.KiwiinWhy bother with SpaceHow Does a Telescope Work?Telescopes are simple, they are a tube with some glass and fundamentally there is not much more to them.Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
