Planet Venus | Cool Fun Facts about the Morning Star
Venus - The Brightest 'Star' in the Night Sky! The planet Venus is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet due to the striking similarities in the shape, size, distance…
Landers and Rovers!
Image Gallery of Space Explorations Landers And Rovers! Children love space probes that land and especially the rovers – they are man’s little robot explorers! There have been dozens of…
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS)
Studying Earth's Magnetosphere Designed to study the Earth's magnetosphere and how the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields connect and disconnect, known as magnetic reconnection. The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission involved…
Mysterious Dark Energy And Dark Matter
A Little-Understood Field The workings and true nature of the universe are constantly revealing itself to astronomers and cosmologist. It’s a strange and mysterious universe that even to this day…
What Spacewalking Is And How It Works
Working In Space When an astronaut (cosmonaut or taikonaut) leaves their spacecraft or space station, it is technically called an extravehicular activity (EVA) which is commonly referred to as a spacewalk!…
Tidal Forces 101 | Earth’s Tides & More Cool Effects!
Forces Of Attraction A tidal force is the result of the gravitational interaction between two objects in space. Most commonly it is due to the difference in strength of gravity…
India’s Space Agency Making Big Strides
India’s NASA! The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of India and was formed in 1969. The purpose of the organization is to "harness space technology for…
Quick Facts About The European Space Agency (ESA)
Europe’s NASA The European Space Agency (ESA) is an organization comprised of 22 European nations which formed in 1975 that is dedicated to the exploration of space. ESA is a…
The Jupiter Trojans – Asteroids That Keep Jupiter Company
Greek Hero’s Of The Trojan War The Jupiter Trojans are two large groups of asteroids that share the Jupiter's orbit – one called the ‘Greeks’ (that move ahead of it…
Uranus’ Moon System
Explore Uranus' 27 Moons! Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun with the 3rd highest number of moons, all of which are named after characters from the works of…