EU proposes increasing space programme budget by 50 per cent to 16 billion euro
The European Union proposes investing 16 billion euro in the period 2021-2027 “to further enhance Europe’s leadership in space,” a
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Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 13 and 14
The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will
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See if you can see the Super Moon over Bulgaria on December 3
The night of December 3 2017 offers the first of a succession of Super Moons in a few weeks, to
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2017 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12
Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the
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Partial lunar eclipse to be visible from Bulgaria at moonrise on August 7
As North America prepares for its first full solar eclipse in decades later this month, the consolation prize for sky
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Astronomers discover new Earths in our celestial neighbourhood
An international team of astronomers, using an array of ground and space telescopes, has discovered an astonishing seven Earth-sized planets
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February 2017 penumbral lunar eclipse to be visible from Sofia – clouds permitting
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will be among places from which the penumbral lunar eclipse in the early hours of February 11
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2016 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12 and 13
Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the
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Bulgarian connection in discovery of planet orbiting two suns
A Bulgarian who has a doctorate in astrophysics from Johns Hopkins University has been named as lead author on research
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