Cassiopeia Constellation Facts, Mythology, and Stars
Learn about the history, mythology and astronomy regarding the northern constellation of Cassiopeia.
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Nothing But the Facts About the Constellation Cancer, One of the Constellations of the Zodiac
The constellation Cancer is a rather dark and unspectacular member of the Zodiac, but some of the objects within it are more interesting than they …
Continue ReadingFacts on the Aries Constellation: The Brightest Star of Aries, Size, Visibility, Mythology, and Astrology
It’s not the showiest constellation in the Zodiac, but Aries carried some deep significance for past cultures. It’s also got some features …
Continue ReadingHow Were Galaxies Discovered? Beyond the Milky Way
At the beginning of the 20th century, astronomers believed that our Milky Way was “the universe”—except two mavericks who insisted some objects were …
Continue ReadingMoving Stars Reveal Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way
Do stars really move? We look at the night sky and the stars appear fixed in the heavens. But they do move and you can see them move if you know …
Continue ReadingThis Day in Astronomy and Aerospace History: October 27
Today marks the anniversary of the formation of the committee that determined the qualifications of the first astronauts and the successful test of …
Continue ReadingChronological and Notable Events in Space History
Today marks the anniversary of the discovery of three natural satellites within our own solar system across one hundred fifty years. Read about these …
Continue ReadingInformation about Astronaut John Glenn and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, First Explorers into Space
Two of the first humans to venture into space were John Glenn, from America, and Yuri Gagarin, from the USSR. While the Soviet space program’s …
Continue ReadingHistory of the Kepler Space Mission: A Giant Leap in Extraterrestrial Planet Detection
NASA’s Kepler Mission is designed to detect habitable Earth-sized planets. Want to know more about its history, objectives, spacecraft design and …
Continue ReadingMethods Astronomers Use to Measure the Distances to Celestial Objects: Light Years and Parsecs
The distances between the planets, and especially the stars and galaxies, are so vast the measurements we use here on Earth, kilometers and miles, are …
Continue ReadingNASA MESSENGER Mission to Mercury: Six Flybys Down, One to Go
MESSENGER was in the news again recently, but its biggest splash in the headlines is still more than two years away.
Continue ReadingGoogle Lunar X PRIZE Competition: Details of Google's 'Race to the Moon' Challenge
Read about the next X PRIZE targeting space: the Google Lunar X PRIZE, which has the amazing goal of achieving a moon landing and the transmission of …
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