Royal College Astronomical Society - SCI - FI 09

10/28/2009 • by Thilina Heenatigala • In Competition, RCAS, Sri Lanka • 2 comments

Under the International Year of Astronomy 2009 programs, the Royal College Astronomical Society has organized an all island science fiction competition for school students.MediumSinhala and EnglishCategoriesGrades 6-8 “I met an alien”Grades...

Moon Impact by LCROSS – a historical event

10/09/2009 • by Thilina Heenatigala • In Mission, Moon, NASA • No comments

The final countdown begins for LCROSS spacecraft to impact the Moon on Friday, October 9, this will be a once in a life time opportunity to witness the event.Based on the projections, scientists predict there should a visible ejecta cloud rising 6km...

Moon Rocks from the Apollo 11 Mission

10/08/2009 • by Thilina Heenatigala • In anniversary, Apollo, Apollo 11 • 1 comment

It’s been 40 years since the historical event that change the whole view of the mankind. Scientists says that there are still many answers to be gleaned from the moon rocks collected by the Apollo 11 astronauts on their historic moonwalk 40 years ago...

Remembering Sputnik 1: 52nd anniversary

10/05/2009 • by Thilina Heenatigala • In anniversary, Spacecraft • 1 comment

We have come so far as 52 years after the launch of – Sputnik I. It’s the world’s first artificial satellite, about the size of a beach ball (58cm or 22.8inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the...

IYA2009-Sri Lanka-StarParty2009

10/03/2009 • by Thilina Heenatigala • No comments

2009 SeptemberSri Lanka Astronomical AssociationReport 08-B IYA2009-Sri LankaStar Party 2009Commenced in 2004, “Star Party” is an observational astronomy competition where students groups from different parts of Sri Lanka compete together. It’s organized...