20 Jan 2019 The first and only total eclipse of the moon occurs in Iceland tonight and those who want to try to see it should try to wake up at 4:30 am (Monday morning). The next total eclipse of the moon takes place in 2022 in Iceland.
23 Nov 2017Locals of Breiðdalsvík in East Iceland wondered if the aliens were actually coming on Tuesday when they were surprised by strange lights shooting across the sky.
13 Sep 2017The City of Reykjavik have given permission for a building next to Perlan which will house a planetarium. The planetarium will form a part of the natural history exhibition which is now located within this iconic building.
13 Sep 2017A strange light was visible in Iceland last night and lots of people posted photos and videos of it online, some speculating on what it could be. Astronomy experts confirm that it was an earth-grazing meteor, known as a fireball.
28 Feb 2017The current weather conditions - cold and clear- make the next couple of days perfect for gazing up at the sky. Tonight, watch out for a cosmic triangle of the moon, Mars and Venus, and tomorrow night you might see a bright Iridium flare.
20 Sep 2016As reported on Spaceweather.com, a moonbow in Iceland among the Northern Lights was captured in a stunning photograph from Fáskrúðsfjörður in the East Fjords.
20 Sep 2016The International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Flateyri for a crater on Mars. Flateyri is a village in the West Fjords of Iceland.
22 Aug 2016A halo appeared around the sun last week at Þingvellir national park in South Iceland and was captured on camera by doctor Sigurður E.Þorvaldsson who has a summer residency there.
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