Since the 1950s, our planet has sent many things into space such as rockets, shuttles, people, animals and satellites – even ashes of loved ones! The thing is, eventually – these items end up as “space junk”, and people often wonder what happens to this. Do they ever come back to Earth? With so many …
To answer this question simply first before going into more detail. Yes, all satellites that are on a sideways path west to east all move in that direction, they just move at different times and speeds. What people tend to forget is that the Earth is spinning on its axis. A satellite that is in …
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Ever since the existence of black holes was coined in 16967 by astronomer John Wheeler, understanding and theory around them has grown. At first black holes – or more specifically singularities within space-time – were thought to be theoretical objects that were highly debated, and eventually confirmed through a collection of evidence. Most people know …
To many of us, a star is a thing of magic and beauty. We look up at a pitch-black sky and it is lit up with billions of tiny sparkling lights that are light-years away from us, dancing across their blank canvas. Although we think of stars as being magical, they are vigorously studied by …
Our solar system consists of planets orbiting the sun. Exoplanets are planets that exist outside our solar system, but also orbit a star. There’s over four thousand confirmed exoplanets, with the nearest one to Earth being Proxima Centauri b. Learning about exoplanets is incredibly difficult. They’re tricky to detect, and are most commonly confirmed based …
If you tend to look up at the stars on a clear night, it is very likely that you will have noticed three bright stars that sit in an almost straight line. What you might not know is that each of those three stars has a unique name and that the three stars combine to …
Stars are amazing luminous spheres of plasma held together by their own gravity. The nearest star to Earth, the Sun, created our solar system and gives us the light energy we need to live. But why do stars come in different colors? The distinct coloring of stars allows astronomers to characterize different types of stars …
Cast your mind back to when you were a little kid and you would scribble a yellow Sun in the corner of each of your drawings. Or how about in high school when you’d flick through your science textbook and see the sun printed as an orangey-yellow and red ball of light. Well, it seems …
Vega is the brightest star in the north of the Lyra constellation and the 5th brightest star in the entire sky. Read on to find out some interesting facts about Vega, its history, and its future as one of the brightest stars in our galaxy. Interesting Facts about Vega Vega is the brightest star in …
Our Sun is responsible for keeping all the planets in our solar system in place. It ensures that Earth continues to exist and provides us with the necessary warmth. But what do we actually know about it? Do we even know its real name? When we think of the Sun, we call it the Sun, …
