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Updated March 2026 In 2026, for the majority of Christians, Sunday 5 April will be Easter Sunday, one of the most of the most important dates in the Christian calendar. The Pope gives a traditional Easter Message from the Vatican Easter is also widely marked by non Christians. In many countries chocolate Easter Eggs and Easter Bunnies… Continue reading Easter Sunday 5-th April
Some of us living in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to view a solar eclipse on Friday 20 March 2015. Most people will only see a partial eclipse, but some lucky people living in a particular region will experience a total eclipse. When this happens the Sun is completely obscured and it goes dark during the period… Continue reading Solar Eclipse 20 March
Best wishes to all my readers and followers, I hope you enjoyed reading my previous post on dark matter, which is part of my series on cosmology, the study of the origin an evolution of the Universe as a whole. As you may recall in May/Jun last year I wrote series of 5 closely linked posts on the Moon.… Continue reading The Moon e-booklet
Revised and re-written 11 December 2025 This post about dark matter and is part of my series on cosmology, the study of the origin and evolution of the Universe as a whole. As readers of Dark Energy in the Universe will recall, dark matter makes up about 27% per cent of the mass of the Universe. Evidence for… Continue reading Dark Matter
February 12, known as Darwin Day, is significant for both Charles Darwin's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays, but it also marks an important astronomical event. On this day in 2026, the solar time is 14 minutes behind clock time, the greatest value of the year, with solar noon occurring shortly after 12:14 PM in London.
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