Archive for January, 2009
Who Discovered Saturn
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Who discovered Saturn? Did the ancients know this planet or is modern science its first analyst? To be honest, in the old times people were better informed on the movement of the stars than we are today, and the presence of Saturn must have been noticed even with primitive telescopes. Most often, Galileo is recognized […]
Astronomy Picture Of The Day
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Astronomy is a study of outer space. It’s important science, but for many people an enjoyable hobby. So people tend to flock to an astronomy picture of the day. They’re all over the place.
NASA is a great source to find and astronomy picture of the day. Their web site, nasa.gov, presents a new photo […]
Astronomy Henge Stone
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Stonehenge, the English circle of stones, is well known to people as many things – an altar, an astronomy tool and in some stories even a gateway to other times and worlds. It’s the most well known, but not the only one. The world is full of other similar circles, some with one astronomy henge […]
