by admin | Jul 6, 2025 | astronomy, Comets, insterstellar objects, News, solar system, space, Space News, The Conversation
Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025. The object’s potentially interstellar origins excited scientists across the globe, and the next morning, the European Space... by admin | Apr 29, 2025 | asteroids, News, objects, Science, solar system, space, Space News, The Conversation
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful telescopes. It was found to be one quarter mile (400m) long and very elongated – perhaps 10 times... by admin | Jan 25, 2024 | Nasa, News, Pluto, solar system, space, Space News, The Conversation
Some of us remember August 24 2006 like it was yesterday. It was the day Pluto got booted from the exclusive “planets club”. I (Sara) was 11 years old, and my entire class began lunch break by passionately chanting “Pluto is a planet” in protest of the information... by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | Eskom, intervers, Load shedding, News, Other Tech News, solar system, The Conversation
South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that “loadshedding” – rolling scheduled power cuts – isn’t going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his annual state of the nation speech on 9 February 2023...