UniverseEarth is the only planet not named after a godEarth is the Only Planet Not Named After a God When we think of the planets in our solar system, we…Elizabeth MarshallFebruary 02, 2024 1 min
UniverseIf the sun was to be scaled down to the size of a white blood cell the milky way would be the size of the continental united statesIf the Sun was to be scaled down to the size of a white blood cell, the Milky Way would be the size…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseIf you unraveled all of the dna in your body it would span 34 billion miles reaching to pluto 2 66 billion miles away and back thirteen timesIf you unraveled all of the DNA in your body, it would span 34 billion miles, reaching to Pluto (…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseIn 2011 the pilot of an air canada flight saw venus in its brightness he thought it was an oncoming plane and took emergency procedures to avoid collidingPilot Mistakes Venus for Oncoming Plane: Air Canada Flight Takes Emergency Procedures In an incident…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 1 min
UniverseJupiter orbits the sun once every 11 8 earth years that s a long time looking at it from earth it looks like it s moving really slowly taking months to move from one constellation to anotherJupiter's Orbit: A Slow and Majestic Dance Around the Sun One of the most mesmerizing celestial…Morgan WallaceFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseLike earth pluto has craters mountains and valleys its surface temperatures can vary from 375 to 400 degrees fahrenheit 226 to 240 degrees celsiusLike Earth, Pluto has craters, mountains, and valleys Pluto, the dwarf planet located at the outer…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseNeptune has 14 moons some believe its largest moon triton the seventh largest known moon of any planet is actually a captured dwarf planetNeptune's Moons: The Intriguing Possibility of Triton's Origin Neptune, the eighth and furthest…Elizabeth MarshallFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseMeteoroids are objects in space ranging from dust grains to asteroids when meteroids enter a planet s atmosphere and burn like fireballs they re called meteors if the meteoroid stays intact and hits the planet s surface it s called a meteoriteMeteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites: Exploring the Celestial Phenomena Meteoroids, often seen as…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseNo human has ever been to mars so everything we know about it is from satellites and rovers it s clearly way too dangerous for us to go theresw what with all that carbon dioxideNo human has ever been to Mars, so everything we know about it is from satellites and rovers. It's…Dana JordanFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseOver 5 500 galaxies were revealed through the hubble space telescope within a small patch of space only a fraction of the diameter of the moonOver 5,500 Galaxies Discovered by Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope has once again…Elizabeth MarshallFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniversePluto s largest moon charon is about half the size of pluto s diameter and the biggest known moon of any dwarf planetPluto's Largest Moon: Charon If you've ever wondered about the mysteries of Pluto, the distant dwarf…Elizabeth MarshallFebruary 02, 2024 2 min
UniverseSaturn named after the roman god of agriculture is also the root of the english word saturdaySaturn: The Origin of "Saturday" Saturn, the magnificent ringed planet of our solar system, has a…Morgan WallaceFebruary 02, 2024 2 min