Meteor Showers | What They Are & When You Can See Them
Shooting Stars Raining Down Meteor showers are a cosmic event where an unusually high number of ‘shooting stars’ appear to ‘rain down’ from one particular point of the night sky…
Impact Craters | What They Are And What Forms Them
Scars Of Epic Impacts! Craters formed by high-speed impacts are the dominant surface feature throughout the solar system, especially on the surface of minor planets, planets and moons which lack other…
Twenty Top Fun Facts About The Constellations
Learn About The Constellations! The word constellation comes from a Latin word meaning ‘set of stars’ and simply refers to a prominent group of stars on the celestial sphere that…
The Search For Extraterrestrial Life (Aliens) 👽
Is There Life Out There In The Solar System And Beyond? When you look up to the sky at night and see those millions of stars, knowing there are billions…
Timeline Of Major Human Astronomical Events
Astronomical History Human beings have always been fascinated with the heavens above. Since ancient times we believed it to be the mysterious realm of the gods. Early humans have also…
What Is A Lunar Eclipse And Why Do They Occur? 🌒
Passing Into Earth's Shadow Lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and the Moon are aligned (called a "syzygy") and the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow during the Full Moon…
Solar Eclipse – When The Moon Blocks The Sun! 🌒
Cosmic Alignments! Solar eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth are perfectly aligned when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth during the new moon phase of its…
The Sky High Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
High And Dry Located at over 5,000 m on the high plateau of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consists of 66 radio telescopes…
SOFIA – Facts About NASA’s Flying Infrared Telescope ✈
Big Eye In The Sky On The Sky! The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne ( ft) telescope which conducts infrared observations from the back of a…
Learn Lots Of Fun Facts About Earth’s Impact Craters
Earth’s Ancient Scars! Since the formation of the solar system the Earth, like all other bodies in the solar system, has endured intense bombardment from the heavens. Yet today on…