Results of NASA's Stardust and the NExT Mission in 2011
It’s been nearly three years since NASA’s Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth with the first-ever sample of particles gathered from a …
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This Day in Astronomy and Aerospace History: October 17
Today marks the anniversary of many important events in astronomy and aerospace history. Events of famous scientists including Johannes Kepler and …
Continue ReadingWhere's the Edge of the Solar System? What is the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission - IBEX - and What are its Objectives
Part of NASA’s small explorer program, NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer will help scientists to understand the role of the interstellar boundary …
Continue ReadingAncient Cosmology: Theories and Perspectives on the Creation of the Universe & Myths and Views From Around the World
People have been trying to understand the beginning of the universe – what it is, why it is – since the earliest days of civilization. …
Continue ReadingImages of Extrasolar Planets
Extrasolar planets (exoplanets) are notoriously difficult to see. Though over 300 have been discovered, no photos are available for most of them. In …
Continue ReadingFast Facts About Galaxies and Galactic Groups, Clusters and Super Clusters. Including how many stars they have and how big they get.
Galaxies are the largest structures in the Universe. Each contain hundreds of billions of stars, and there are billions of galaxies in the visible …
Continue ReadingThe Big Bounce Theory: A Variation of the Big Bang to Help Explain of the Origin of the Universe
What was the Big Bang singularity really like? What was there before the Big Bang? New science is proposing incredible answers to these questions …
Continue ReadingThis Day in Astronomy and Aerospace History: October 12
Today marks the anniversary of the launch of the first space mission to carry more than one crew member, the Soviet Voskhod 1. Read about these …
Continue ReadingEarth's Gravity Field - What is the purpose and objective of the GOCE mission?
The GOCE satellite is a part of European Space Agency’s living Planet program. Read more to find out what GOCE is and what it will do.
Continue ReadingAsteroid Belt Facts & Fascinating Findings on Our Solar System: Learn Asteroid Facts & More
The Asteroid belt occupies the space between Mars and Jupiter where theory says there should be a 5th planet. Instead, these chunks of rock fill this …
Continue ReadingNothing But The Facts About Cosmology
Cosmology is the study of origin, current state and future of the universe as a whole. From the Big Bang to the Hubble’s Law, learn the …
Continue ReadingWhy Does the Universe Expand? Is it Dark Energy?
We know that the universe is expanding, but do you know that the rate of this expansion is increasing? Why? Because a strong mysterious force is …
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