One of the strangest nebulae known makes a good target for large scopes. The Bug Nebula, also known as NGC 6302, is a bipolar nebula in Scorpius with a strange, flattened shape set in a rich starfield ...

Edwin Hubble’s work on galaxies is legendary. In 1923 the astronomer, working at Mount Wilson Observatory in California, proved that M31, the “spiral nebula” in Andromeda, was another galaxy. In one ...

Thirteen mature global observing networks currently track changes in ocean conditions under the IOC-UNESCO led Global Ocean Observing System’s (GOOS) Observations Coordination Group. The Observations ...

The GOOS Ocean Observing System Report Card was prepared in collaboration with GOOS partners and experts, and produced by its operational centre OceanOPS. In 2022 the Report focuses on how an ...

Bird watching involves observing birds, with or without binoculars or telescopes or listening to the sound of birds. It can be done within the confines of your homes by looking through a window or in ...