Stars: everything you need to know
from the very basic units in astronomy to learning about various processes in studying stars, here is everything that you need to know about stars.
Mercury Crater Facts: Interesting Facts About the Planets Craters
Unlike many other planets that “self-heal” through natural geological processes, the surface of Mercury is covered in craters. These are caused by numerous encounters with asteroids and comets. Most Mercurian craters are named after famous writers and artists. Any crater larger than 250 kilometers in diameter is referred to as a Basin. The Caloris Basin …
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The atmosphere of all planets explained
We all know very well about the four seasons we get in a year on Earth. But we stay oblivious to the weather on other planets. Do other planets also have seasons like we do? Does it rain on Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune? Well, worry not! You have come to the right place in the …
Color Of Each Planet In The Solar System
Have you ever seen a picture of the solar system with all the colorful planets arranged in proper order? If you have, then you must be aware of the colors of all the planets, right? Now, what if I tell you that most of the pictures that you see do not actually resemble the real …
The Ultimate List of All Moons of Jupiter [All 79 Explained]
After looking at the most giant planet in the solar system, Jupiter, its time we dive deeper to see the diverse moon system of the planet which as of 2019 ranks at the second position in the solar system after Saturn for the number moons it has. If you haven’t already read the article on …
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Ceres: the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt that falls in between Mars and Jupiter. It is also the only Dwarf planet that lies within the orbit of Neptune. ” The cosmos is within us. We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself” – Carl Sagan …
The Dwarf Planet Eris: Everything You Ought to Know
We know that Pluto is very far from us, right? But there lies an object beyond Pluto which is three times as far as Pluto- the dwarf planet Eris. Eris is one of the farthest objects in the solar system known to us. It is also the most massive and second-largest (by volume) dwarf planet in the …
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Pluto: our favorite Dwarf Planet
Pluto, the most loved planet! Wait, what! Did I say planet? A dwarf planet actually. Used to be a planet, before the IAU decides to draft new rules and our poor little Pluto doesn’t obey one of it. let us take a look at the reason why Pluto was demoted from a planet to a …
Haumea: The egg-shaped dwarf planet
The dwarf planet Haumea is one of the weirdest objects present out there in the Kuiper belt. It is shaped like an American football (egg-shape). Astronomers think that Haumea was much like Pluto in its early days made up of ice and rock. Later a big object collided with it which knocked most of the …
The dwarf planet that nobody told you about
Hiding in the shadows of the Kuiper belt lies a dwarf planet which very few people have heard of MAKEMAKE.
Planet Earth explained in just 2639 words
The Boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction, that’s SPACE! We live here! In space, but how? Why isn’t the space killing us? And why is that we aren’t getting fried by the dangerous cosmic rays? Not freezing too! There are just so many factors that can kill us, …