Polish woman won a space flight

Joanna Chojnacka from Lodz won one of the most famous and original contests in the history of the world, that is a space-flight.

Sun eclipse in Poland

Eclipse has been visible almost throughout whole Europe, Asia, northern Canada and Greenland. Partial eclipse of the sun could be also observed throughout whole Poland. The most visible was in Suwalki, where the moon covered almost one-third of the Sun.

Asteroid glided past Earth

Around 5 p.m. yesterday binary asteroid 2008 BT18 passed our planet. There was no danger. 2008 BT18 passed Earth at a safe distance of 2.24 million kilometers.

NASA awarded Polish students

The U.S. Agency for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Astronomical Research Institute (ARI) awarded Polish students, who, this spring, took part in the international program of objects near the Earth observation.

Copernicus' work-of-art sold for 2,2 million dollars

The famous work-of-art of Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus " De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" ( On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) was sold for 2,2 million dollars on the auction in the NY Christie's House. The buyer paid almost the double of the estiamting cost.