The Astronomer And The Astrologer.
Astrology and Astronomy have a very intertwined history. With early peoples using the Zodiac to tell stories and pass down information, for example, when to sow and when to reap.…
A History Of Astronomy
Stars of the Ancient Skies: Astronomy’s Roots The roots of astronomy go back to the dawn of mankind. When he first looked up and wondered about the stars. He saw…
Nicholas Copernicus 1473 To 1543
Nicholas Copernicus was born in Thorn, in what is now modern day Poland, in 1473. He was a man whose ideas revolutionized the way we understand the universe today. Copernicus…
Missions to the Moon 1957 to 1959
After Sputnik the Soviet Union turned its attention to the Moon in 1958. The United States then followed. There is a story behind all these early space craft of the…
Astronomical Signs Of The Zodiac
The signs of the Zodiac go back many millennia. It’s his history is lost in pre history when peoples used them to tell stories and and in their religious beliefs.…
How The Telescope Changed The World
Imagine a time when the night sky, a sprinkling of distant stars, seemed just out of reach, an enigma that inspired countless tales and myths. Before the telescope’s invention, humanity’s…
Missions To The Moon 1960 To 1969
Launching the Lunar Endeavors: The Race to the Moon In the early 1960’s both the Soviet Union and the American’s had little success with missions to the Moon. Both had…
History of the Moon Missions
The Missions to the Moon have a varied history. Some were great acheiments whilst others were tragedies that cost astronauts lost their lives. Through all this NASA made small steps…