Astronomy

Total Lunar Eclipse June 2011 Mauritius | Photos

June 16, 2011 / 3 Comments

The total lunar eclipse of last night (15 June 2011) amazed many of us and many in Mauritius were there to watch this wonder of nature. Our reader Thierry Alan who previously contributed many nice eclipse snaps has sent us some more photos this time too. Below are some of the best shots of the Lunar Eclipse as seen at Quatre Bornes last night. Enjoy and share this article if you like it.
Discovery Shuttle Final Landing

March 10, 2011 / Leave a comment

And it’s the final Shuttle Landing for Discovery on this Wednesday 9th of March 2011. Space shuttle Discovery landed for the last time on earth after its final mission which lasted 13 days and consisted of more than 5 millions miles of travel. This special landing today concludes an illustrious 27-year career of the space craft.
Two Suns In Our Sky – Betelgeuse To Become a Supernova

January 27, 2011 / 18 Comments

Two Suns in our sky, does it sound too fake? Yet it will soon occur! You will soon be witnessing a rare of the rare cosmic phenomenon probably with in this year. Yes, our 2nd Sun is going to appear soon. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars of the night sky and it is going to explode into a supernova to create this spectacular light show in the cosmic history.
Earth Magnetic Pole Shifting And 2012 Related?

January 13, 2011 / Leave a comment

Is the Earth Magnetic pole shifting and 2012 related? Following the interesting turn of events involving the movement of the Earth’s northern magnetic pole, there have been raised concerns about navigation for the pilots at the Tampa International Airport which has been closed temporarily to readjust its airstrip. The runway will reopen after Jan. 13 with new signs and bearings.
Nibiru Collision and 2012 Theory Explained

November 9, 2010 / 111 Comments

The Nibiru collision with Earth in 2012 is becoming the topic of discussion of more and more people with each passing day toward 2012. Doomsday has been a subject of immense interest and curiosity to most of us. After all who remains unfazed when they get to know of the time fixed for the ultimate demolition of earth and all life surviving on it. One such recent theory that has been doing rounds for quite...
Asteroid 1999 RQ36 To Hit Earth in 2182

July 28, 2010 / 5 Comments

Asteroid 1999 RQ36 is likely to hit our planet Earth in 2182. A new astronomical study suggests that the asteroid 1999 RQ36 has about 1 on 1000 chances of hitting our planet but nearly half of that risk corresponds to potential impacts in 2182.
Discovery of the Biggest Star R136a1

July 21, 2010 / 1 Comment

The biggest star ever, R136a1 has been discovered recently by astronomer Paul Crowther and his team. The star R136a1 is reportedly more than 300 times the mass of our Sun! R136a1 is also the most luminous star ever found.
UFO Over China July 2010

July 15, 2010 / 11 Comments

A UFO was seen over China on July 7 2010 which even made the local authorities to shut down the Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou. This UFO sighting resulted in a 1 hour shut down of the airport as soon as the airport’s radars picked up the moving object in the sky.
Total Solar Eclipse 11 July 2010

July 2, 2010 / 4 Comments

July 11 2010 total solar eclipse is nearing. This total solar eclipse will be the 2nd solar eclipse of the year 2010. Unfortunately this eclipse will not be visible to us here in Mauritius. The animated map below shows the locations where this eclipse will be visible.