The Quadrantids
To kick off 2012, nature has something magical in store for us – the Quadrantids!
Named after the extinct constellations, the Quadrantids will be visible for 2 hours on Wednesday 3am-5am ET, It’s been reported that the peak will happen between 2:30am – 3:00am. NASA says it will be a ‘brief, beautiful’ show.
If you’re from the East Coast, you’re lucky! That’s the best place you can be to get the best view of this magnificent show. Read the rest of this entry »
Mayan calendar
Millions of years ago, the Mayans have been charting the stars. And according to the Mayan calendar, December 12, 2012 is the day the world ends. The Mayans have predicted that there will be astronomical events that day that will cause apocalypse.
We’ve had a couple of predictions about the end of the world that didn’t happen as they said it would. And as for the Mayans’ prediction there are certainly believers and there are skeptics. Which one are you? Read the rest of this entry »
Keppler 22b, The New Planet
Last Monday, NASA confirmed that their Keppler Mission has discovered a habitable new planet. Keppler 22b was discovered in a habitable zone – an area that where the existence of liquid water is possible due to it’s distance from a Sun-like star.
Keppler 22b is 600 light years away from Earth. Scientists have been saying that Read the rest of this entry »