astronomy
Friday 13 three times a year – not to reoccur for another 372 years
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Friday 13 three times a year – not to reoccur for another 372 years
In 2015, three months - February, March and November - see their thirteenth day falling on Fridays, a phenomenon that…
Supermoon and solar eclipse on Friday
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Supermoon and solar eclipse on Friday
As confirmed by the Head of the Astronomy Department of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Ashraf Tadres,…
Billion-dollar ‘discovery machine’ set for launch
Egypt
December 19, 2013
Billion-dollar ‘discovery machine’ set for launch
Europe on Thursday will place a billion-dollar bet on a space telescope designed to provide the biggest and most detailed…
Finding Venus in Giza
Environment
June 6, 2012
Finding Venus in Giza
“It was amazing!” exclaimed Mohamed Rouby after watching a small black dot, the planet Venus, glide slowly across the sun.…
Helwan watches the stars
Environment
November 27, 2011
Helwan watches the stars
The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) located in Helwan is a hidden gem for many young Egyptian…
Comet Elenin passes Earth largely unnoticed
Environment
October 16, 2011
Comet Elenin passes Earth largely unnoticed
Anticipated by doomsayers as a potentially catastrophic event, Comet Elenin traversed the closest point in its trajectory around Earth (35,000km)…
People gather at AUC to watch decade’s first solar eclipse
Egypt
January 4, 2011
People gather at AUC to watch decade’s first solar eclipse
The American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted some 250 people--including university and high school students, local residents and college professors--to…