The Tight Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
Tonight, we can observe the closest conjunction of Venus and Jupiter since May 17th, 2000. On June 30th, they will make the tightest conjunction, which can resemble a double star in the night sky....
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Pluto and the Journey to the Edge of the Solar System
Pluto has fascinated scientists for years. Its distance, its orbit, strange moon Charon, and other bodies that surround it, intrigue scientists and finally caused them to launch the New Horizons spacecraft 9 and a...
Planets, Constellations, and Events in July’s Night Sky
In July’s night sky, we can observe Venus and Jupiter as the evening stars, right after the sunset on the western sky. On July 18th, the crescent moon will join to these two bright...
How Do Exoplanets Make Waves?
Beta Pictoris is one of the planets with a debris disk, full of ice and rocks of various shapes and sizes, 63 light-years away from the Earth. Erika Nesvold and Marc Kuchner, astrophysicists, found...
“Impact Glass” Found on Mars Can Hold a Key to Discovering Life
Researchers have explored scientific data and detected deposits of glass on Mars that have been formed by meteorite impacts. These deposits, called ‘impact glass’, can carry the signs of ancient life on the Red...
10 Weirdest Planets in Our Universe
This video presents a list of 10 strangest planets in the cosmos. The list begins with the planet J1407-B, which is known as the planet with greatest rings in our Universe. Its two rings...
Black Holes and the Nature of Dark Matter
Dark matter baffles scientists for so long. They still do not know what dark matter really is. In this video, Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist from NASA use computer simulation to explain what happens when...
Time Lapse View from International Space Station
This video represents a compilation of time-lapse videos taken from International Space Station in 4K. We can see the night city lights above Europe, Northern lights, and the Milky Way rising above the Earth.
Lakes on Titan Resemble Sinkholes on Earth
Saturn’s Earth-like moon, Titan, is known for its numerous lakes and seas, detected by NASA/ESA’s Cassini spacecraft. They are filled with liquid methane and ethane, and some of them fill and vapor by the...
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Has Detected a Huge Pyramid on Ceres
After the discovery of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found a new gigantic pyramid as it approaches Ceres. The image of the cone structure on the surface of Ceres...
The Venus Express Orbiter Has Detected New Signs of Active Volcanoes on Venus
According to recent evidence, scientists believe that planet Venus has volcanoes that are still active. They have discovered four hotspots, where temperatures reach more than 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
Philae Wakes Up After 7 months
Rosetta’s lander Philae has woken up after being dormant for 7 months. It landed in a shadow which severley affected its solar panels but as it has got closer to the Sun no doubt...
Nasa’s Mission To Europa
A look at missions to Jupiter and it’s moon Europa. Could a liquid water ocean beneath the surface of Europa have the ingredients to support life? Here’s how NASA’s mission to Europa would find...
The Curious Life of a Mars Rover
NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what the Mars robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet. The Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity have sent back a tremendous amount...
China’s New Space Station
Here is some information on China’s new space station and unmanned resupply vessels. At the end of the video the presenter mentions that China has signed a co-operation agreement with the European Space...
Nasa’s LDSD Programme
The heavier planetary landers of tomorrow will require much larger drag devices than any now in use to slow them down — and those next-generation drag devices will need to be deployed at higher...
