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If you’re living in the southern hemisphere, you get to see your own set of constellations! The most famous southern hemisphere constellation is the Southern Cross, but it’s only one of many southern constellations. Find out about other southern hemisphere constellations and their meanings below. All of these southern hemisphere […]
Scientists have recently discovered that there are many exoplanets out there, orbiting distant stars and possibly habitable in some form or another. What exactly are exoplanets, though? How do we classify them? What’s the difference between them and regular planets? This guide to exoplanets will answer all these questions and […]
The Kepler Telescope has been conducting research since 2009, with one of its main objectives being to search the Milky Way galaxy for planets that have the potential to support life. In 2016, it received data on 1,284 new exoplanets, bringing the total number of verified planets to 3,539. A […]
Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 has been exploring the solar system for over 30 years and is still actively transmitting scientific data back to Earth. It passed by Jupiter in 1979, Saturn in 1980, and Uranus in 1986, sending information about each of these planets back to Earth. As of […]
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been flying through space for over 35 years, making it the farthest human-made object from Earth. At this point, it’s almost 12 billion miles away from Earth and heading out of our solar system into interstellar space, but recent data from the craft has some […]
Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the night sky, will go supernova within the next million years according to new research published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. While it may not be visible from Earth with the naked eye, you’ll want to look at least 10 times per minute if you […]
Constellations are one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing things to observe in the night sky. If you’ve ever gazed up at the stars and been awed by the patterns they form, you’re not alone. For centuries, people around the world have been fascinated by these celestial shapes, but do […]
In the sky, there are so many stars you can’t possibly see them all—not even with a telescope. So how do we remember which stars make up which constellation? Some constellations, like Ursa Major, are easy to spot because they form recognizable shapes—the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper, respectively. […]
Europa is the moons of Jupiter, alongside Io, Ganymede and Callisto. Cosmologist Galileo Galilei gets the credit for finding these moons, among the biggest in the nearby planet group. Europa is the littlest of the four. However, it is one of the additional charming satellites. The outer layer of Europa […]
Introduction of Europa Europa, is one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system. Though it orbits farthest from the Sun, Europa is one of the brightest objects in our sky because it is covered in a layer of fresh, white ice. This bright layer hides a dark secret: […]
