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- 2 September 2016
Is your room full of stuff? Have you ever been told you have too much junk? If this is true, you may need to do a thorough cleaning of your room. But did you know there is lots of stuff floating around in space? This is called “space junk” and it can cause quite a problem. Read on to discover what space junk is all about.
Read the full article- 29 August 2016
Astronomers have located a galaxy made up mostly of dark matter. However, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on inside this mysterious location.
Read the full article- 27 August 2016
What do you think aliens would look like? Would they be tall or small? What color would their skin be? Do you believe they would have great big eyes on super-large heads or just normal? Let’s explore the world of aliens to discover what these beings may actually look like.
Read the full article- 26 August 2016
Cepheus represents King Cepheus who was the husband of Cassiopeia and the father of Andromeda (who also have constellations). It lies in the fourth quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and is located specifically between latitudes of +90° and -10°. Along with other constellations, Cepheus was first catalogued in the 2nd century by, Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer.
Read the full article- 25 August 2016
Proxima Centauri is also known as Alpha Centauri C. and was discovered in 1915 by a Scottish-South African astronomer by the name of Robert Innes. This star is a red dwarf that forms a visual double with Alpha Centauri AB. Proxima Centauri has about 12.3 percent the mass of the Sun and may also experience sudden bursts of brightness. Recently the discovery of the potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b was announced.
Read the full article- 24 August 2016
We know all there is to know about the Apollo 11 moon landing. But do we really? A new movie debuting in january of 2017, is based on one woman, Katherine Johnson, whose mathematical mind played a huge role in the success of this mission. And she did it all in a time when African-American women and men were still fighting for their rights.
Read the full article- 19 August 2016
Altair is located approximately 16.8 light-years from the Earth in the constellation of Aquila. It is the 22nd constellation in size out of the eighty-eight and has two meteor showers (the June Aquilids and the Epsilon Aquilids ). Aquila also belongs to the Hercules family of constellations.
Read the full article- 19 August 2016
Does the idea of floating around in space sound like a fun idea to you? Then perhaps you have even had the idea to become an astronaut one day. This is an awesome career where you are sure to see things that are totally “out of this world.” However, it takes a lot of skill and knowledge to become one of these space-people. Read on to get a better idea of just what it takes to become an astronaut.
Read the full article- 18 August 2016
Cassiopeia is named after the Queen in Greek mythology who was very vain, arrogant and boastful. This constellation can be located in the first quadrant of the Northern hemisphere and is located specifically between latitudes of +90° and -20°. Cassiopeia was first catalogued in the 2nd century by, Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer.
Read the full article- 15 August 2016
There are plenty of strange objects orbiting around in our universe. But the discovery of Niko (a trans-Neptunian object TNO) has even the most brilliant minds stumped.
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