Boyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly. We will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating […]
This month's speaker will be Professor Sergei Gulyaev. Monthly Meeting July - The Pillars of Modern Cosmology: Theory and Observations As we celebrate the centennial anniversary of Friedmann-Lemaitre-Hubble's revelation that […]
The Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) Conference is an unique opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts, professionals, and researchers in New Zealand to meet, discuss and learn about astronomy from each […]
District Court Judge Alan Goodwin, the Author of the novel Greene Lyon, will discuss his book on Sir Isaac Newton. The novel tells the ‘true’ story of Isaac Newton and […]
The population of black holes, objects left over from dead stars, is almost entirely unexplored. Only about two dozen black holes are confidently known in our Galaxy. As a result, […]