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Tag: Astronomy

Obama’s Alien Joke, Area 51, and Why Pan-African Voices Matter in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth

Former US President Barack Obama sparked a fresh wave of global debate after joking about aliens during a podcast interview released on February 14, once again putting UFOs and extraterrestrial life into the center of public conversation. In a rapid-fire segment, Obama said aliens were “real,” then immediately clarified that he had seen no evidence…
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February 18, 2026
Summer Solstice 2024: What It Is And Why It’s The Earliest For 228 Years

Solstice—the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere—will occur on Thursday, June 20, at 20:50 Universal Time (4:50 p.m. EST). It signals the beginning of astronomical summer north of the equator and winter in the southern hemisphere. The sun will not set at the north pole,…
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June 20, 2024
Chile to install world’s largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

🇨🇱 With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented decade-long exploration, the largest digital camera ever built for optical astronomy is ready to be installed under the clear skies of northern Chile. The pieces required to assemble the Vera C. Rubin Observatory – which…
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June 6, 2024