[/caption] Now THIS is what I'm talking about! Every year Electrolux holds a competition for students to design concepts for…
[/caption] NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this…
[/caption] One of the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) requirements for a celestial body to be classified as a planet (or…
[/caption] One of the great things about the Mars Exploration Rovers is that we get to see these scrappy little…
[/caption] One way to measure the size of the planets is by radius. Radius is the measurement from the center…
[/caption] There are a number of measurements that astronomers use, including mass, surface area, diameter, and radius, to determine the the…
[/caption] Thousands of years ago, ancient civilizations turned to the heavens, marveling at their wonders. These ancient people worshipped various…
[/caption] People have been intrigued for centuries by whether life could exist on other planets. While we now know that…
[/caption] Since 2006, due to a controversial decision by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) that demoted Pluto to a dwarf…
In our long history of staring up at the stars, human beings have assigned various qualities, names, and symbols for…