The Astronomical Society of Malta
26 September at 22.00hrs at Palazzo Ferreria, Valletta. Former ASM president Victor Farrugia will participate in a debate entitled “Aliens: Would we recognise them?”, as part of the activities organised for Science in the City this year. Robots, Experiments, dance, theatre, comedy + science are coming to Valletta at 6pm …
Inauguration of The Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy (ISSA) will be inaugurated on 24 September at 1900hrs at the University of Malta Valletta Campus. This event will feature opening speeches by the Minister of Education, the Rector of the University of Malta and the Director of ISSA and followed …
Tomorrow’s full Moon is a supermoon, the biggest and brightest of 2014. As the Moon rises in Malta at 7:34 p.m.CEST, it will be reaching the point in its orbit when it is exactly at the opposite side of the Sun as seen from Earth. This event will occur at …
Public lecture by Dr Joseph Caruana 22 August at 19:30hrs at Stella Maris College, Gzira. The concept of time travel is a staple of many science fiction stories. However, we do indeed have the ability to look back in time whenever we turn our glance towards the skies. Distances to …
The July 2014 issue of The Big Bang, the quarterly magazine of the Astronomical Society of Malta, has been published. Here are the contents of this issue: Editor’s Report: ‘Messier’s observatory in Paris.’ Feature Article: ‘Astronomy in national flags’ by Tony Tanti. Feature Article: ‘Messier 13, the great cluster in …
This month it will be 45 years since that unforgettable night in July 1969 when Man set foot on the Moon for the first time. A new generation has grown up since Neil Armstrong’s ‘one small step’. Were you watching – live – as men from Earth walked for the …
by Martin Galea De Giovanni June is the month where the sun begins its retrograde movement as the days start to get shorter again. This happens on the Midsummer’s night (June 21st). This has always been an important date from the beginning of time. For all living things this signified …
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