Is Pluto a Planet or a Dwarf Planet or is it a Plutoid - what is the status of Pluto?
Pluto, once considered a planet, then a dwarf planet has now been re-classified to a Plutoid. Is this a promotion or a demotion?
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LIGO Detectors May Prove Einstein's Prediction of Gravitational Waves
In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. But at that time we did not have the technology needed to detect them. But LIGO …
Continue ReadingThe History of Celestial Navigation: Tools, Inventions, and Methods
Humans have been using the Sun, Moon, and stars to get around the planet ever since they started traveling. Find out what tools have been used …
Continue ReadingHelium 3: How Mining on the Moon Could Produce A Clean and Safe Energy Source
Is there a perfect fuel within our grasp? One University of Wisconsin prof. thinks so. And he’s already making it!
Continue ReadingAstronomy Lessons to Help Teach Children About the Solar System, Stars, and Constellations
Many parents prefer to educate their children at home these days. But how can you teach astronomy if you aren’t an astronomer?
Continue ReadingMining Asteroids and the Moon for Iron, Aluminum, and Other Natural Resources
Is mining in space a real possibility or just a science fiction plot? It’s not only possible, but will soon be “business as usual!”
Continue ReadingCan Humans Build a Base Station on Mars? The Possibilities of Growing Plants and Changing Martian Atmosphere
Is it possible? Could we build a base or colony on Mars withing the next fifty years? Maybe!
Continue ReadingFacts on the SETI Project: What SETI Stands For, its Purpose, and What is Scanned to Look for Signs of Alien Life
The concept of SETI, is very mysterious and enthralling. We have been listening to the universe for decades now in the hope that our silent friends …
Continue ReadingHubble Telescope's Purpose, Development, Fixes, and Gallery of Images from the Hubble Space Telescope
What is it that moves at 8 km/second yet keeps an open eye for any happenings in the universe? Well it can be none other than the Hubble Space …
Continue ReadingHubble Satellite Repair- Risks in Latest Mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on May 11, 2009, on a service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers all over the world anticipated this …
Continue ReadingHow Black Holes are Formed, What the Singularity Point is, and Interesting Properties of a Black Hole
Black Holes are among the most exotic objects in the universe. A black hole is a region of space that has so much mass concentrated in it that there …
Continue ReadingWhat Caused the Tunguska Blast: An Asteroid, A Comet? 100 Years Later, Science Still Seeks Answers to Earth Impact in Siberia
New discoveries about the 100-year old mystery of the Tunguska blast.
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