Top 10 Amazing Facts About Space!
1. The Sun is over 300,000 times larger than Earth. 2. Astronomers have found a water vapour cloud in space which holds 140 trillion times more water than all the Earth’s oceans combined. 3. The Ea…
Constellations and Mythology
Constellations and Mythology
Why Name A Star?
You might ask, why should I name a star? Naming a star can be a perfect gift suitable for any occasion. If you’re looking for a unique, memorable and personalised gift for your loved one, you can’t…
The Top Seven Stargazing Locations in The UK
The United Kingdom is lucky enough to have an incredible number of beautiful spots which are perfect for stargazing. Here is Star-Name-Registry’s top seven:
Juno Mission
“Juno sang and it was a song of perfection”. These are the words of Rick Nybakken on 5th July as the Juno spacecraft completed it’s five year long and 1.8 billion mile journey and was able to succe…
Five Of The Most Unusual Nebula
The Waterfall Nebula – also called HH-222 – is located approximately 1,500 light years away from Earth in the Orion Molecular Cloud. The process of it’s formation remains a mystery. One theory is t…
The Top 10 Stargazing Locations Worldwide
There’s hundreds of beautiful locations across the planet where you can sit and gaze up at the stars. There are a few truly outstanding places though and here’s Star Name Registry’s top ten:
Top Space Apps
Stargazing can be an incredible experience. It can also be difficult for the amateur astronomer, luckily though there’s an app for that! That’s why this week Star-Name-Registry is providing you a l…
Project “Starshot”
Using current technology journeying to our closest star system – Alpha Centuri – would take thousands of years. Conventional technology would take us approximately 30,000 years to get there! Howeve…
Star-Name-Registry Competition #4
It’s time for our fourth weekly competition. As usual the prize for winning will be a free extra bright name a star!
New Super Huge Telescope
Work is currently underway on a new 500 metre large radio telescope in Guizhou Province, China. This 1.2 billion Yuan (£120 million) project named FAST (Five Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telesc…
Star-Name-Registry Competition #3
It’s already time for the third weekly Star-Name-Registry competition!