Many of us fortunate enough to reside in Hoedspruit were drawn here to share our lives with the rich and diverse animal life that thrives in and around the area. From the cool forests of the escarpment, to the glistening waters of the Blyde River Canyon, and the expansive paradise of the Kruger National Park, this region is a mecca for wildlife lovers.
Recently, the world was introduced to a potential thrilling breakthrough for space science, when NASA’s latest great observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), spotted something quite unexpected on a distant exoplanet called K2-18b.
For as long as mankind has been watching the sky, one object more than most has stood out in the glittering heavens. The Moon is the Earth’s only large, natural satellite.
Ophiuchus is considered the forgotten sign of the zodiac, however more recently, many astrologers now include it in their profiles. This may be due to Earth’s wobble over the past 5000 years which means that the Sun’s path across the sky today, does not match that which was observed by early astronomers.
