Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'mars'
70 years ago - life on Mars?
In 1939, Harold Spencer Jones, our tenth Astronomer Royal wrote a paper titled: Is there life in other worlds? Spencer Jones was not only well regarded and honoured by his peers, he was also a great populariser of astronomy....
50 years ago - Life on Mars?
With speculation about life on Mars making the news once again, it seems timely to look back and see what was being written on the subject 50 years ago. Back in 1959, the space age was very much in its...
The Sky Tonight - June, 2008
The sky in June
The Sky Tonight - May 2008
Highlights of the Night Sky for May
The Sky Tonight - April 2008
Sky highlights for April 2008
New photos of Mars
Promethei Planum, near the south pole of Mars Credit: ESA/ DLR/ FU Berlin (G. Neukum) The European Space Agency (ESA) released a beautiful photo from the Mars Express spacecraft today. The photo above shows Promethei Planum, a region near...
The night sky for February 2008
A brief guide to what you can see in February's night sky
Will an asteroid hit Mars in January?
A recently discovered asteroid, which passed close to the Earth in November, may strike Mars on 30 January 2008. Asteroid 2007 WD5 will pass very close to Mars at the end of the month. Astronomers had originally estimated a 1...
The sky tonight for January 2008
January's night sky
December's Night Sky
We have very long nights in the northern hemisphere during December – perfect for astronomy! Here in Greenwich, the sun is setting at 4pm in the afternoon and not rising again until 8am – giving 16 hours when the Sun...
The night sky for November
The night-sky for November
The sky tonight - October 2007
A summary of October's night sky
The sky tonight - September 2007
This month, Jupiter and Mars are visible, and with the Milky Way arching overhead at this time of year, there are many deep-sky delights to look out for!
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