Astronomy
Flag on the Moon
[/caption] When the NASA astronauts first landed on the Moon, they left a few items on the surface to commemorate…
First Man on the Moon
[/caption] The 1st man on the moon was the Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong, who made history on July 20,…
Area of the Moon
[/caption] The total surface area of the Moon is 37.9 million square kilometers, or 14.6 million square miles. Need some…
Fermi Telescope Makes First Big Discovery: Gamma Ray Pulsar
[/caption] NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope discovered the first pulsar that beams only in gamma rays. A pulsar is a…
Feeding Time at the Stellar Zoo: Infant Stars Generate Lots of Gas
[/caption] Understanding how stars form is critical to astronomers. If we can gain a better understanding of how intermediate-size infant…
Hottest Ever Exoplanet Discovered: WASP-12b
[/caption] Planets approximately the size of Jupiter orbiting close to their star in other systems are often referred to as…
Mass of the Moon
[/caption] The mass of the Moon is 7.347 x 1022 kg. That sounds like a large number, and I suppose…
Lunar Day
[/caption] A lunar day is the length of time it takes for the Moon to make one complete rotation on…
Gravity on the Moon
[/caption] Are you feeling heavy? Maybe it's time to go to the Moon, where you'll experience much less gravity. Since…
Double Moon
[/caption] Have you ever heard that there's a special time of the year when you'll be able to see Mars…