When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
Once deemed vulgar and predictable, it is now celebrated for its exploration of teenage angst. Initially dismissed as propaganda, it is now regarded as a profound dystopian classic. Originally ...
Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...