The Local Germany

How best to watch the Perseid meteor shower

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:52:57 +0200

As Germany gears up to welcome in the 2015 Perseid meteor shower, The Local finds out how we can best experience one of the calendar's most stunning astronomical events.

How Germany will deal with the leap second

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:24:35 +0200

Germany's top time scientists are ready to spring into action in the dead of night on Tuesday, inserting an extra second into the clock while everyone else is asleep.

How to view the solar eclipse in Germany

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:04:56 +0100

If you're planning to dash outside to catch the peak of the partial eclipse this morning, check here to find out the best viewing times and methods.

Germans open monster telescope on Tenerife

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:21:00 +0200

A powerful solar telescope billed as the largest in Europe opened Monday on Spain's Canary Islands which scientists say will allow them to study the sun in unprecedented detail. Its main backer was a German institute.

Astronomy fans await total lunar eclipse

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:36:00 +0200

There will be a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday night, with fabulous views of the Moon reddening, disappearing and then reappearing expected across Germany.

Solar eclipse to occur Tuesday morning

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:49:00 +0100

Germany will see a partial solar eclipse Tuesday morning, when the moon will hide up to three quarters of the sun.

Astronomers use supercomputer to resize massive black hole

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:21:00 +0200

A pair of pioneering astronomers revealed Tuesday how they used a supercomputer to show that a nearby black hole is vastly more massive than scientists ever imagined.

Bits of mysterious 'stinky' meteorite found

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:57:00 +0100

A German researcher has located nine ‘stinky’ pieces of the four-billion-year-old meteorite that broke through the atmosphere above Germany in January, daily Bild reported on Monday.

Black Forest cops probe UFO alarm

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:01:00 +0100

Police in Villingen-Schwenningen, a small town near the Black Forest in southwestern Germany found themselves with nothing better to do on Friday night than investigate a UFO sighting.

Poles upset over EU's 'German' Copernicus project

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:22:00 +0200

Poles are up in arms over what they complain is the European Commission's "Germanisation" of the name of the father of modern astronomy, Nicolas Copernicus, in the title of an EU space programme.

Colourful lunar eclipse due Saturday night

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:06:00 +0200

Much of Germany will be treated to a colourful lunar eclipse on Saturday evening, when the full moon is put into shadow by the earth coming between it and the sun.

Germany to see partial solar eclipse

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:14:00 +0200

A partial solar eclipse will cast its shadow over Germany on Friday morning, but stormy weather over parts of the country could spoil the fun for hobby astronomers.