The Moon | Facts About Earth’s Constant Celestial Companion 🌝
Learn About Earth's Only Moon Have you ever looked up at Earth’s Moon and marvelled at how cool it is? Did you wonder what it was made of? How it…
Planets Of The Solar System (& minor planets)
The term planet is a very old term with many early cultures believing that the stars moving across the heavens were divine or gods! As human knowledge improved about the…
Surveyor Program | Preparing For Manned Landings
Surveyor Mission's (1 - 7) The Surveyor program followed NASA’s Ranger lunar missions and was designed to prepare for the upcoming manned Apollo missions by developing and testing technologies for…
Cool And Weird Impact Craters Of The Solar System
Unusual Impact Craters Craters formed by high-speed impacts are the dominant surface feature throughout the solar system. Impact craters are typically round with a raised rim and are either simple…
Planet Mercury | Learn About The Rocky Little Inner Planet
The Mysterious Star Orbiting The Sun! For thousands of years, humans have often wondered what the faint little star that orbits close to the Sun (so only visible in the…
Europa Clipper’s Journey To A Frozen Ocean World
Destination Europa! The NASA Europa Clipper mission plans to orbit Jupiter performing at least 45 flybys of the moon Europa, carrying out a detailed investigation to determine whether the icy…
Star Charts – A Guide to Exploring The Heavens! 🌃
Children and adults around the world love gazing at the heavens at night, so a long time ago astronomers came up with a map of the night skies called a…
The Private ‘Dear Moon’ SpaceX Odyssey To The Moon!
Lunar Tourism! The private SpaceX mission around the Moon planned for 2023 for the eccentric Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and 6-8 artists, will be the first private trip beyond low…
50 Super Cool Space Facts That Will Amaze You!
Interesting Space Facts That May Surprise You! The subjects of Space and Astronomy are the most fascinating in the universe! They are also topics we are only beginning to understand…
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft
The Disposable Cargo Freighter Orbital ATK’s automated cargo spacecraft Cygnus was developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program (to foster private space capabilities) and was awarded…