astropixie

later today, the new horizons space craft will fly by pluto at a distance of only 12,500 km - its closest approach is about 1 earth away. ...

the australian night sky never disappoints, especially when viewed from far out into the outback.  a talented australian astrophotographer,...

here are a few pieces of dirty space news that i've collected recently, all together in one happy place for your enjoyment. from a ...

venus is incredibly bright in the evening sky right now, and if you get out and LOOK UP, you won't miss the other bright object right b...

an unexpected part of my position as "outreach officer" has been inheriting the role of "press officer" for the Austral...

if youre in sydney and want to hear some sciencey astro goodness - i'm speaking at a few events you can attend in the next week and a h...

there are all sorts of astronomy folklore stories passed down through generations of astronomers. did you know that the 107'' tel...

of course none of my astronomy code is like this!! ::ahem:: http://xkcd.com/1513/

or maybe a more appropriate title is "how do you know when a galaxy is officially old?" Anyway, I wrote an article for the conv...