by Jonathan Nally | Jul 3, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Planets
ABOVE: An artist’s impression showing a Neptune-sized planet in the ‘Neptunian Desert’. It is extremely rare to find an object of this size and density so close to its star. Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick. THE SURVIVING CORE OF A GAS GIANT...
by Jonathan Nally | Aug 13, 2019 | Astronomy, Planets
The image above shows amazing detail and colour in Jupiter’s cloud bands, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The planet’s famous Great Red Spot (GRS) — about twice the diameter of Earth — is prominent. The giant anticyclone is nestled between two bands of...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 15, 2019 | Astronomy
The ever-popular Astronomy Calendar is back for 2020. Featuring the best Australian astrophotos from the prestigious David Malin Astrophotography Awards, this Australian-produced calendar is an ideal gift for every astronomer. It includes monthly Southern Hemisphere...
by Jonathan Nally | Feb 9, 2018 | News, Planets
Pictured: An artist’s impression of the trio of super-Earths discovered by a European team using the HARPS spectrograph on the ESO 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla, Chile, after 5 years of monitoring. The three planets, having 4.2, 6.7, and 9.4 times the mass of...
