Guide to Space
How Big is Mars?
[/caption]Planet Mars' Olympus Mons holds the record for the tallest known peak in the entire Solar System. Having a height…
Dwarf Star
[/caption] A dwarf star is a star that is not a giant or supergiant … in other words, a dwarf…
How Are Rocks Formed?
As a terrestrial planet, Earth is divided into layers based on their chemical and rheological properties. And whereas its interior…
Artificial Satellites
[/caption] Artificial satellites are human-built objects orbiting the Earth and other planets in the Solar System. This is different from…
Life of a Star
Stars are kind of like people. They're born, they live their lives, and then they die. Let's take a look…
How are Clouds Formed?
[/caption]I bet some of you are fascinated with certain cloud formations. My eldest son once pointed to the sky, excited…
Mars Exploration Rover
[/caption] One of the most successful mission ever sent to Mars is the Mars Exploration Rover program, with the two…
Mars Pathfinder
[/caption] Mars Pathfinder was NASA mission to Mars, which launched on December 4th, 1996 and landed on the surface of…
What Color is Venus?
Here's a question: what color is Venus? With the unaided eye, Venus just looks like a very bright star in…
Who Discovered Saturn?
[/caption] Were you wondering who discovered Saturn? Well, nobody knows. Here's the problem. Saturn is one of the 5 planets…