Archive for July 2008

Knowing Space: A Short History of Astronomy

Jul 24th, 2008 | By admin | Category: astronomy

Astronomy is essentially the study of space – the universe and all the celestial bodies that make up our galaxy, including their structure and history.  It means pointing our sights towards the sky and making observations about space.
Astronomy as a science is considered the oldest.  It dates back to the time when people began looking [...]



Activities for Astronomy

Jul 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: astronomy

To those who don’t know much about it, astronomy is a hobby that deals with getting a telescope and looking up at the stars at night. People look at the constellations and keep an eye out for shooting stars. Period. But there is actually a lot more to it than that. There are many different [...]



Star Guides: People’s New Link to Astronomy

Jul 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: stars

If you are aiming to become an astronomer in your own right, then the star guide is the best reference material for you. Astronomy, basically, involves the study of the heavenly bodies in outer space. So, the sky is the domain of this field of science.
There are millions of stars in the indefinite universe. The [...]



Exploring the Stars

Jul 4th, 2008 | By admin | Category: stars

Every moment of every day, we are surrounded by greatness. The evidence of this can be seen by simply looking up towards the heavens above. The vastness of the sky is very deceiving, since scientists have said based on their research that the size of the universe is unimaginable.
However, for centuries, people have been enthralled [...]