Artists, poets, and philosophers have admired and pondered about the color of the sky for centuries. Every day, we wake and look out of the window to assess the color above us. Clear blue skies make for dreamy summer’s days, gray skies in fall, and white skies in winter. We are even delighted by the …
Outer space is most commonly described as cold, dark, and endless, but have you ever wondered why it is so cold when the sun is so hot? Surely, with a huge ball of fire burning bright, space ought to be hotter than the Sahara on a summer’s day! The sun is 150 kilometers away from …
According to the General Theory of Relativity, far regions of space might never interact with ours even during the lifetime of the Universe. Radio messages sent from Earth may not reach some regions of space even if the Universe existed forever. Space may expand faster than light could travel across it. The proper distance between …
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There are many mysteries surrounding the study of space. Dark matter is one of them, no one has ever actually seen it, so how do we know if it’s even real? There is more unknown than is known about dark matter, so it remains a huge mystery to scientists. The mystery leaves many of us …
Space is one of the universe’s great unknowns. There’s so much that we don’t know about space, and much of its vastness remains a mystery to us. With trillions of stars, planets, and galaxies in the universe, it’s hard to comprehend what exactly space is made of. What things make up our universe? What matter, …
There are 24 hours in a day on Earth, but other planets within our solar system have different lengths of days. Some have shorter days, while others have longer days. Space is fascinating and every planet is so different from the other, and we guess you could say that… every day is different! This post …
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You might expect the nearest star to Earth to be one that’s very easy to spot. However, if you want to find the small and dim Proxima Centauri, you’d have to look a little closer. Not only is it too dark to spot with the naked eye, it’s outshined by the nearby Alpha Centauri system. …
Mars has always fascinated us. The red planet is the closest planet to Earth, and it’s also the fourth largest planet in our solar system. It is often cited as the planet where space travel is headed next, but how long would it take to reach Mars? Well, it would take around 40 days for …
The question of whether or not a sound can be heard in space has been discussed for a long time, and it’s an interesting topic to consider. The idea of hearing sounds in space is something that we have all probably thought about at some point. We know that the Earth vibrates when there are …
How many galaxies are there? Is there a definitive answer? Scientists estimate that there are at least 100 billion galaxies in our universe, and this number has increased over time because scientists have discovered new ones. Galaxies are the building blocks of everything we see around us. They’re different sizes, shapes, and colors and can …
