Discover what exist in the universe
We’ve all learned in school that the solar system has nine planets, plus a few dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. But did you know that those nine planets orbit around the Sun in the same plane? From Earth, we can only see five of the planets, […]
So what does the James Webb Telescope, which will be orbiting 1 million miles from Earth, have to do with the Big Bang? Plenty, actually. The telescope will allow scientists to see farther into the past than ever before, revealing previously unknown details about our universe’s formation and expansion. It […]
For most people, the Moon is the closest thing to us in our solar system, but how close exactly? For those who don’t know how far the Moon is from Earth, it’s actually pretty far! The Moon is around 238,000 miles away from Earth on average. That may seem like […]
More than 66 million years ago, Earth was very different from what it is today. Back then, the Arctic was covered in palm trees, and humans didn’t exist yet. While there’s plenty of evidence about what our planet looked like during that time period—dinosaurs and all—it’s been hard to know […]
In 1977, NASA sent two spacecraft into space on an exploration mission unlike any other. The Voyager 1 and 2 were sent to explore the outer boundaries of our solar system and beyond. And it’s just been announced that after nearly 8 years in space, Voyager has made a horrifying […]
The Sun may seem like it’s always around, but scientists have been warning us for decades that one day we could all be destroyed by it. It seems like an exaggeration, but it’s unfortunately true. Eventually, the Sun will slowly expand and burn up Earth, along with the rest of […]
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the largest telescope ever launched into space, but it’s not without its issues. One of the biggest issues involves its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). Originally, the James Webb Space Telescope was set to launch in 2013 and become operational by 2016, but a failure […]
NASA has launched the first-ever spacecraft designed to intercept and smack an asteroid with a glancing blow, providing valuable information that could help protect Earth from similar impacts in the future. The agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will attempt to slow down an approaching space rock called Didymos B, […]
Many scientists believe Mars was habitable in the past, and that some kind of life form thrived on the planet millions of years ago. Not only that, but they think it may still be there today—as we speak! Scientists are trying to determine whether Mars has all the right ingredients […]
The Moon’s gravity does affect the Earth, but it doesn’t affect the surface of the Earth in the way you might think. If the Moon were suddenly to disappear from the night sky, no one on Earth would be able to tell the difference. The reason for this has to […]
