Heroes in the Night Sky.
The planets in our solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods, but they are not the only mythologies hidden away in the cosmos. Hanging, twinkling in the sky are also the stories of three gr…
Venus factfile
- Venus is named after the Roman goddess of Love – Venus. - Venus is almost the same size as Earth. It has a diameter of 12,104 km. !2 - It is thought that Venus is made up of a central iron core,…
The Different Types of Satellites
There are two major types of satellites; natural and man-made. Natural satellites would be, for example, our moon. However, within the scope of man-made satellites, there are several different types.
The life cycle of a star
Nebula
Tide-y facts about the Moons effect on the Oceans.
- The gravitational force of the moon may be only 1 ten millionth that of the Earth but when you combine it with other forces, like that of Earth’s centrifugal force (the force created by the Earth…
10 Stunning pictures of the Earth at night.
Nasa have just released some pictures of the Erath from space at night time and they are stunning!
The Story of Pluto.
Everyone knows of Pluto’s demotion in 2006 from a planet to a dwarf planet, but this might be about to change. There has been hot debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system and it could well b…
15 Awesome St Patrick’s Day Facts.
Saint Patrick would have had to put up with being pinched. His colour was a very pale blue called “Saint Patrick’s Blue”. The colour green only became associated with the feast day after the Irish…
Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment
Ridiculous Names for Serious Space Equipment
Camino de Santiago – Following the milky way
The Camino de Santiago – also known as the Way of St. James in English – is the name of any of the pilgrimage routes which travel to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago…
NASA Scientists Make a Romantic Discovery in Time for Valentine’s Day.
Scientists made the perfect discovery just in time for Valentine’s day. There is a planet that lies 370 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Hercules that has a very strange effect on its p…