- 20 June 2016
For almost 100 years now, a quasi-satellite has been quietly following Earth around the Sun. Scientists predict it will continue to do so for many centuries to come.
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- 17 June 2016
Alpha Crucis is made up of two stars and is part of the Southern Cross in its home constellation. Historically, Amerigo Vespucci charted the stars in 1501, then an Italian explorer by the name of Andrea Corsali made a more accurate chart in 1515. This star appeared on celestial globes by both Petrus Plancius in 1598 and also Jodocus Hondius in 1600.
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- 17 June 2016
Bootes is the 13th biggest constellation in size and covers 907 square degrees. It can be viewed in the third quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and lies specifically at latitudes between +90° and -50°. To correctly say, Bootes, each “o” is pronounced separately, putting emphasis on the “tes.”
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- 16 June 2016
Did you know that your weight and age here on Earth is not the same as what your weight and age would be on other planets? Lets travel around our Solar System to explore the difference all those light-years and atmospheres make on your planetary person.
Grab your calculators as you are going to be astonished!
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- 14 June 2016
It’s a sad truth, but according to a study done by Italian and American scientists, one-third of the world’s population and 80% of Americans cannot see the Milky Way.
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- 11 June 2016
We are no strangers to bad weather here on Earth. In fact, it seems like every time we turn on the television another area has been struck by a violent storm. But what we rarely think about are those storms that occur on our Sun. When this raging ball of intense heat and energy gets “angry,” look out! There’s a storm-a-brewin’ that can effect us all. Check out these worst cosmic storms in history…they are truly wondrous.
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- 7 June 2016
For some of us it may have been a long time since we studied the Solar System in grade school. So here’s your chance to brush up on your cosmic IQ. Take our quiz to see where you rank among the “stars.”
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- 4 June 2016
Like the hot wax floating up in those retro lava lamps, the midst of Pluto’s “heart” is bubbling up with warm solid blobs of nitrogen.
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- 2 June 2016
Auriga is the 21st biggest constellation in size and covers 657 square degrees. It can be viewed in the first quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and lies specifically at latitudes between +90° and -40°. Like some of the other constellations, in the 2nd century Auriga was first catalogued by Ptolemy, who was a Greek astronomer.
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- 1 June 2016
Alpha Coronae Borealis is the brightest star of the seven that make up the semicircle of the “Northern Crown.” This is a binary star system with its companion star completing an orbit every 17.4 days. There could also be a planetary system in its orbit. In the 2nd century, Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, catalogued this star along with the 88 constellations.
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