The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on universities to consider astronomy studies in their curriculum.  Bonaventure Okere, director, centre for basic space science and astronomy (CBSSA), an activity centre of NASRDA, made the call on Friday in an interview with NAN. Okere said the inclusion will boost technological advancement in the…

An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC’s Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox, has died aged 62. Greg Quicke from Broome, 2,000km (1,240 miles) north of Perth, was also known as “Space Gandalf” for his distinctive white beard. In the 2017 Stargazing Live Australia series he played the practical astronomer to Professor Cox’s theoretical…

In short: Astronomer and tour guide Greg Quicke has died at the age of 62. Arriving in Broome in 1982, he introduced generations of locals end visitors to the beauty of the Kimberley’s night skies. He rose to national and international prominence on the ABC and BBC’s Stargazing Live TV specials. West Australian astronomer, TV…

There’s no *69 option for this long-distance call. A newly discovered, yet still mysterious radio signal from the far reaches of space that repeats itself hourly is perplexing scientists. The discovery team bluntly stated, it “isn’t like anything astronomers have seen before,” according to researchers Manisha Caleb and Emil Lenc. “We can’t quite explain what’s…

Starship lifts off June 6 on its fourth test flight from SpaceX’s launch facility at Boca Chica, Texas. Credit: SpaceX. SpaceX’s Starship’s upper stage survived the fires of reentry to make a first-ever successful controlled landing, splashing down in the Indian Ocean this morning (June 6) — but not without drama, suffering damage to one…

This view of Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon was taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Credit: NASA. Why do pictures of Earth taken from the Moon show a black sky with no stars? Can the stars only be seen with an atmosphere? Farris W. Bruce Hesperia, California The simple answer to your question is…

Around the world this summer, professional and amateur astronomers alike will be fixed on one small constellation deep in the night sky. But it’s not the seven stars of Corona Borealis, the “Northern Crown,” that have sparked such fascination. It’s a dark spot among them where an impending nova event – so bright it will…

For the first time, a telescope on the Hawaiian volcano Maunakea has been fully decommissioned — it was dismantled, removed, and its site was restored to previous conditions. The effort comes under an agreement between the University of Hawaii and the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, designed to smooth tensions over the construction of a…

The Hubble Space Telescope above Earth, as taken in 2009 after its servicing mission. Credit: NASA After repeated interruptions due to a faltering gyroscope, the Hubble Space Telescope will transition to operating using only one gyroscope, NASA announced June 4. The telescope’s set of gyros helps measure and control the telescope’s attitude, or orientation, and…

When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched at the end of 2021, we expected stunning images and illuminating scientific results. So far, the powerful space telescope has lived up to our expectations. The JWST has shown us things about the early Universe we never anticipated. Some of those results are forcing a rewrite of…