Space Exploration Blog
COMETS
✨Comets orbit the Sun just like planets and asteroids do, except a comet usually has a very elongated orbit. As the comet gets closer to the Sun, some of...
COMETS
✨Comets orbit the Sun just like planets and asteroids do, except a comet usually has a very elongated orbit. As the comet gets closer to the Sun, some of...
ASTEROIDS
✨Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them are located in the main asteroid...
ASTEROIDS
✨Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky objects that orbit the Sun. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system. Most of them are located in the main asteroid...
METEOR
✨A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance—or drag—of the air on the rock makes it extremely hot. What we...
METEOR
✨A meteor is a space rock—or meteoroid—that enters Earth's atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance—or drag—of the air on the rock makes it extremely hot. What we...
Eagle Nebula Pillars
27 years ago, On April 1 in 1995. Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new...
Eagle Nebula Pillars
27 years ago, On April 1 in 1995. Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new...
Earth's Moon
The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble...
Earth's Moon
The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble...
Gravity
What is Gravity? It is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. Gravity on Earth Gravity is very important to us. We could...
Gravity
What is Gravity? It is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. Gravity on Earth Gravity is very important to us. We could...