Astronomy, computers, random thoughts
How the 8th planet was discovered
Between Mars and Jupiter, somewhere in the asteroid belt, you can find the dwarf planet Ceres. But this celestial object wasn’t always considered to be a dwarf planet.
Discovering a new type of galaxy is possible for amateurs?!?
There is a kind of small, compact galaxy in which many stars are forming. They are one tenth of the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy, and one hundred times more compact. They are called green pea galaxies.
PhD, astrophysicist. I play with keyboards and telescopes whenever I can.