Who Was the First Animal to go into Space?
The first rocket ever sent to space probably carried bacteria or some other accidental passenger. But the first animals ever…
Climate Change Satellite gets Green Light for Launch
The European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite has been cleared for takeoff, following nearly a year…
Fun Facts About Space
How Far is Space? Absolute Space What was the First Animal in Space? Why Can't We Launch Garbage into Space?…
Last Summer’s Fireball in Pieces on the Ground?
The Bejar bolide photographed from Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain. The incoming fireball is the streak to the right of the…
How Does the Earth Protect Us From Space?
Our Earth keeps us very safe from a dangerous Universe that's always trying to kill us in new and interesting…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – February 13-15, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With the Moon gone from the early evening skies and the weather beginning to warm for northern…
What is the Smallest Star?
[/caption] The biggest stars in the Universe are the monster red hypergiants, measuring up to 1,500 times the size of…
Why Do Stars Die?
Stars are mostly balls of hydrogen gas that came together from a nebula of gas and dust. They generate their…
Why Do Stars Shine?
[/caption] Head outside on a dark night and look up into the night sky. If you're away from the bright…
Size of Stars
As you probably can guess, our Sun is an average star. Stars can be bigger than the Sun, and stars…