Moonwatch

When we’re talking about the Moon, the term ‘promontorium’ describes a headland or cape, an outcrop of rock standing above the surrounding surface. One prominent example can be seen where 650km Mare S

This week’s dream: the ancient marvels of Campi ...

The Eastern Sporades I hear you ask? You mean the Sporades as in Skiathos and Skopelos and Skiros. No – I mean the Eastern Sporades as in Khios and Lesvos and Limnos. The first group of islands of whi

Author Richard Madden takes us on a journey through the land of the dinosaurs, from Lyme Regis to Lulworth Cove

DID YOU KNOW? JWST’s primary mirror weighs 705 kilograms ...

In early March this year, nearly a third of the world’s population will have the opportunity to witness a total lunar eclipse. How do they happen and why do they turn the Moon reddish-brown?