Duncan Steel

Guest writer

Dr Duncan Steel is the Chief Systems Architect at the Centre for Space Science Technology in Alexandra

Scientists say ‘signs of life’ have been detected around Venus. Photo: Getty

The girth of Venus

Could there be life in the belt of gas that surrounds Venus? Astronomers reckon there might just be.

By Duncan Steel | 15th September, 2020

Set your alarm for 8am Saturday to glimpse a once-in-a-lifetime horizon

Set your alarm for 8am Saturday to glimpse a once-in-a-lifetime horizon

In the south especially, New Zealanders will get the chance to witness a rare celestial event: a selenelion

By Duncan Steel | 27th July, 2018