by Whitney | Nov 10, 2021 | Understanding Astronomy
In the dark ages, people believed that the earth is at the centre of the universe and it is square. The person who will reach the end of the earth will fall. Now, we know that earth is not the centre of the solar system, let alone the universe. What was the reason for...
by Whitney | Nov 8, 2021 | Robotic Telescopes
Astronomers found three planets — supersized Earths – circling a neighbouring star using a robotic telescope at Lick Observatory that scans the sky night after night. Lauren Weiss is a graduate student at UC Berkeley. She leads the UC Berkeley team that found the...
by Whitney | Nov 6, 2021 | Robotic Telescopes
Observations are the primary units of measurement in astronomy as a science. Proven predictions are connected to facts and ideas developed by laboratory astrophysicists and other physical scientists in order to be evaluated. Astronomers are unique among scientists in...
by Whitney | Nov 4, 2021 | Robotic Telescopes
The much recognised and award-winning OpenSTEM Labs project boasts of an astronomy wing that houses the sophisticated OpenScience Observatories. The observatory has access to two automatic robotic telescopes. These are located at Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife....
by Whitney | Nov 2, 2021 | Great Scientists
Over the millennia, humans have been attracted by the mysteries of the sky, striving to make sense of them. We take it for granted that the Earth revolves around the sun and that other planets, like ours, have moons. These truths may appear obvious now, but they have...
