Out of this world astronaut selfies.
French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this amazing selfie on his first spacewalk on the 17th of January 2017.
Vinegar Valentines
Vinegar valentines are not the sweet nothings you expect to receive on the day dedicated to love they are in fact insult based greetings cards printed on cheap one sided paper featuring grotesque c…
Top stargazing locations in Wales for St Dwynwen’s Day
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Top Ever Space Movies
Top Ever Space Movies
Humans are made of stardust
It is a commonly known myth that people are made of stardust and now a study has confirmed it. The survey conducted on 150,000 stars has revealed that the galaxy and humans share 97% of the same at…
Top Stargazing Moments in Films/TV
This coming of age romance staring Shane West and Mandy Moore has one of the most famous stargazing scenes in cinema. In this scene, Landon (Shane West) goes stargazing with Jamie (Mandy Moore) and…
The mysteries of Mercury
The mysteries of Mercury
Cassini Enters Its Grand Finale!
The Cassini Spacecraft (launched in 1997) has been orbiting the planet Saturn since 2004. Its full name is the Cassini-Huygens Spacecraft since it was named after the astronomers Giovanni Cassini a…
The Weird and Wonderful IAU Naming Conventions
The IAU is the international organisation which is charge of designating celestial bodies and their features. To assist in the process of naming these objects and features the IAU has developed an…
Top Weird Named Galaxies
Space is weird but we also give objects in space some strange names. Here’s Star Name Registry’s list of the weirdest named galaxies. Enjoy!
Fool Proof Festive Tips
Christmas is only just around the corner! At Star Name Registry we know this can be a busy and stressful time of the year so we’ve complied a list of our top fool proof tips to help you have a fant…
Taurid’s Meteor Shower
This Saturday night you might be looking forward to heading out, sitting by a fire and watching some incredible fireworks. It’s not just the man made fireworks you might see though, on 4th and 5th…