The Star by HG Wells. While it is fiction, it's Astronomical SF of the very best sort, set in the late 19th Century, when our understanding of multi-body dynamics […]
Terra Firma Last month, members of the society were interested in the difference between a volcano crater and meteor crater, as both of these are structures we can see on […]
The gas-giant planets of our Solar System have been the subject of interest and study for millennia. Their light and brightness gave them titles from that of Ancient Roman gods. […]
The Planets - 25 Years Later : Moon The Earth's moon has been the companion in the sky, marking the seasons, the year, the tides, and even the biology of […]
The Planets - 25 Years Later : Star The sun is literally the centre of the Solar System - indeed, it takes its name from the Roman personification of […]