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Recipe: How to make Star Cookies!

Recipe: How to make Star Cookies!

4th December 2017

As we approach Christmas, there’ll be no shortage of food to go around! Great if you’re visiting, hell if you’re hosting! As it’s Christmas and a lot of people are thinking about perhaps choosing to buy a star gift, why not make a star gift? Specifically, in cookie form! It’s perfect little...

What nobody ever told you about Sagittarius! The unbelievable story behind the constellation!

What nobody ever told you about Sagittarius! The unbelievable story behind the constellation!

23rd November 2017

As the end of the year quickly approaches, the month of the Sagittarius begins. With the excitement of Christmas building up, the Sagittarius can go a little unappreciated on their birthday. There’s lots of ways to make them feel appreciated, if you name a star for them using our star registrati...

The Stars and the Inuit tribes of Canada

The Stars and the Inuit tribes of Canada

17th November 2017

During winter, we can often complain about the cold, Especially on chilly nights, when the clouds don’t trap the heat in and the stars are visible. In such conditions it may not be the best idea to think whether you will dedicate a star or not. While for us living in the modern developed world , win...

Muse’s Starlight – The Dissonance between Hope and Despair

Muse’s Starlight – The Dissonance between Hope and Despair

3rd November 2017

Some things can cause a strange feeling of dissonance. When you look toward the stars in the sky, possibly thinking to dedicate a star to someone, or get a star named after you, you’ll perhaps be overwhelmed at the idea of a burning ball of gas burning for billions of years; yet perhaps slightly...

The Haunted Heavens – The spookier side of space!

The Haunted Heavens – The spookier side of space!

26th October 2017

Halloween may just be one day down here on earth, but ghosts, ghouls and goblins are out there floating in space all year round. Not literally of course, the poor things but stars and such do create some creepy shapes! So, to make the most of Halloween, we’ll be celebrating the creepier ways to de...

Antares – the Heart of the Scorpion

Antares – the Heart of the Scorpion

24th October 2017

What makes the constellations special is not just the images they inspire, but the body of stars that makes them up. It’s a very special thing to own a star, and for the constellation of Scorpius, it has a very interesting one at its very heart. The brightest star of the Scorpius constellation is...

The legend of Scorpius and Orion

The legend of Scorpius and Orion

23rd October 2017

This week it’s Scorpio week on the Star Blog, we’ll do a post on the constellation of Scorpius each day from the 23rd to the 28th of October. Tomorrow, the 24th is when the first day in the month of Scorpio. Scorpius When the world was new, the great hunter and giant Orion was feared by all ...

Fomalhaut; the loneliest star?

Fomalhaut; the loneliest star?

17th October 2017

For the stargazing among us Autumn can be a particularly grim time of year. That chill of the night only gets worse the closer we edge toward Christmas and the casual stargazer could be forgiven for not wanting to be outside too much for extended periods of time. Winter is coming If you’re loo...

Apocalypse Theories that Weren’t the End of The World.

Apocalypse Theories that Weren’t the End of The World.

9th October 2017

It seems that people have been attempting to predict the end of the world for as long as people have been around. The world has apparently been due to end in many colourful ways- floods, fires, comets – but luckily for humanity, none of it has been accurate. The 2012 Mayan Apocalypse. Accor...

Ridiculous Things People Have Believed to be UFOs.

Ridiculous Things People Have Believed to be UFOs.

25th September 2017

Lightning It is probably unsurprising that weird weather phenomena are linked with UFO sightings. This happens particularly often with a phenomenon known as sprite flashes, which are triggered high up in the Earth’s atmosphere by thunderstorms. These sprites often take the form of fast-mov...

How the Body is Affected by Spaceflight.

How the Body is Affected by Spaceflight.

18th September 2017

Even though it has been half a century since humanity took its first step towards the final frontier, questions remain on how a human body is affected by space flight. In a recent study, scientists were able to get a look at these effects, particularly that of weightlessness, on a molecular level....

Space Inspired Fashion

Space Inspired Fashion

11th September 2017

There is no denying that the fascination with space extends far beyond the realms of science and has inspired designers for decades. In both interior design, for example, the Sputnik chandelier and of course, fashion. The Space Race showed a jump forward in the clothes of the time, and is to...

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