Why Is The Moon Orange?
The moon has been obsessed over by poets and scientists alike for centuries. When you see a harvest moon hanging low in the sky, burning with an intense orange glow, you understand why this nearby celestial body is so unanimously beloved. There seems to be an element of magic at play when this big white […]
What Does It Mean When You See A Shooting Star?
You see it all the time in movies, the girl and the guy standing in some ridiculously beautiful setting, and as they embrace, they look up and see a shooting star. It’s one of those incredibly romantic notions, right? And it’s definitely a spectacular sight to see. Everyone wants to see a shooting star at […]
Which Celestial Body Was Named By An 11-Year-Old Schoolgirl?
When we think of the people in charge of nomenclature (which you just can’t stop us doing), we tend to picture stuffy old men with moon-silver hair and spectacles so thick as to be basically bulletproof, and, to be fair, this is mostly the case… but not always. So you might be interested to know […]
What Do Stars Look Like Up Close?
Nothing in the world will make you seem so minuscule and insignificant as our wonderful galaxy. Our galaxy contains at least 100 billion stars. You may wonder what do stars look like up close. While on Earth, we may feel like the center of the universe, the truth is that our planet is smaller than […]
Do We Always See The Same Side Of The Moon?
The moon has always fascinated me. It’s always made me feel so connected to those who are close in heart but not in distance. It seems so familiar every time I see it. This may lead to us wondering if we always see the same side of the Moon. Each night, we can walk outside […]
How Many Light Years Away Is Jupiter?
Neighbor but one to our very own Blue Planet, Jupiter doesn’t seem all too far away. Well… at least comparatively speaking. After all, humans are figuring out the finer points of a manned mission to Mars right now. Could a trip to Jupiter also be on the cards? Unfortunately, a manned mission to the surface […]
What Color Is Polaris?
The night sky is full of countless wonders, and one of the most incredible is the star we called Polaris. Also known as the North Star, this particularly bright star has been used in navigation for centuries. We know some information about Polaris, but not everything. Generations of humans have looked up in wonder at […]
Why Can’t We See Past The Cosmological Horizon?
The cosmological horizon is the distance from which any information can be retrieved. This is due to many different aspects of cosmology, like the expanding universe and how the galaxy developed after the Big Bang. Even though we would like to, we can’t see past the cosmological horizon. The cosmological horizon is the maximum distance […]
What Is The Earliest Time In The Universe We Can Directly Observe?
When we look at telescopes, we only associate them with seeing objects from a distance. However, as telescopes work by collecting light through the diameter of the lens or mirror used, it can also be used to see further back in time. In this post we describe the earliest time in the universe we can […]
What Do Stars Look Like Through A Telescope?
Many people wonder what they can expect when they look through a telescope for the first time. After all, depending on where you live, you may have a completely different view of the stars than someone else. One of the obvious things to observe in the night sky are the stars. However, what do stars […]