This Nebula is the result of a dying star Wikipedia.org defines a nebula as “an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases”. And from there it can get a bit bizarre. Some form from the gravitational forces on gases that get denser and denser as time goes on until at some point …
10 Things we just don’t understand about space So where are the white holes … and who actually even asked the question? Why does Titan have an atmosphere, and why didn’t I think of that? These are just two examples of things that made me sit back and think … yup, why is that, why …
Kepler keeps finding Earth-like planets The Kepler telescope, or probably better described as a complete space observatory, was launched in 2009 with the specific purpose of finding other planetary systems like our own solar system with Earth-like planets orbiting a sun. Whether we find a habitable planet or not is the question, but it sure …
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Dawn captures something shiny on Ceres Although Pluto has taken center stage, another spacecraft called “Dawn” is doing something quite special as well. It is the first spacecraft that will orbit two dwarf planets, the first of which was Vesta back in 2011, and then Ceres in March of this year, even before New Horizons …
Bennu – It all started with a theory A theory, that is, of how our entire solar system was created. From the vast cloud of hydrogen, helium and dust, to the supernova that surely destabilized that cloud and lead to the creation of our Sun. Small grains of dust flash heated into small molten …
Auroras across the universe We all love the Northern Lights. Google that and any number of photos like the one below will pop up … some red, some green, some a mixture of colors – but all beautifully fascinating. Turns out, we aren’t the only ones to have them. Space.com did a really good …
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Interesting facts about the gas giant Jupiter With all the discussions going on about Pluto recently, there are still things about Jupiter out there that many folks may not know. That is the subject of the article below. That it is a gas giant along with Saturn, or that it is mostly composed of …
Two opposing jet streams set up the Jupiter storm The cover photo says it all – what a swirling mystery Jupiter’s Great Red Spot continues to be for scientists. Not that Jupiter itself isn’t a bit strange. It really has no solid ground … composed of mostly liquid Helium at it’s core and varying states …
Hubble photos are simply incredible I don’t know about you, but I just can’t get enough when it comes to images sent back by the Hubble Space Telescope. Especially since it’s original mission timeline is well over. These photos released from the Hubble Space Telescope website are no different. As always, they are most incredible …
GOCE – the ultimate way to see what’s “under Earth’s hood” Most of our articles and information are about space exploration, our solar system or fascinating things beyond it. But this is so interesting that we just had to include it. GOCE stands for Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOEC satellite …