Welcome to the Space and Astronomy category, where you can explore the wonders of the universe and the mysteries of the cosmos. You can browse the following categories to find deeper insights into our universe, explore the fascinating cosmos and learn astronomy:
Solar System, Deep Space, Exoplanets, Space Exploration & History of Astronomy.
For more information about the Night Sky, Celestial Events, Stargazing, Telescopes and Astrophotography tips, visit the Observing category.
If you are also interested in Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Biology & Evolution, visit the Science & Technology category.
Scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society announced a discovery that could potentially change our lives completely. They found phosphine gas in the atmosphere of the planet Venus. This news, which does not seem very important at first, is actually not at all. Even if it’s unbelievable, it could be a sign of life.
Most of you may be generally familiar with black holes – bizarre objects with strange, unique properties. But did you know they are all going to disappear?
Every so often you come across someone who claims the Moon landings were faked back in 1969, and it’s all a NASA hoax. Wouldn’t you love to have a great rebuttal? Keep reading, and we’ll cover the Top 8 Ways you can prove we walked on the Moon. 1) The Soviet Union did not dispute…
We tend to think of astronauts, cosmonauts, and ground support engineers as rational, no-nonsense, data-driven professionals. And that’s true to a great extent. However, over the years a number of pre-launch superstitions, traditions, and practices have evolved.
We all have a basic understanding that Astronomy is a science that deals with space-related knowledge, and Astrology somehow predicts your future, but what is the real difference? Should we take Astrology seriously? Let’s find out.
Exoplanets are planets that do not orbit our Sun. Note that they do not have to orbit other stars, because as we will see later, we have also discovered “rogue” exoplanets that are alone in space. As of August 2020, 4301 confirmed exoplanets have been discovered, with another 2120 suspected exoplanets awaiting further confirmation data.
The solar system hosts interesting similarities in satellites as well as in many other subjects. One of the examples that can be given to these is the similarities between Titan (Saturn) and Triton (Neptune).
