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5 Largest Star Constellations in the Sky

Even professional astronomers sometimes admit to having difficulty recognizing all of the 88 modern constellations, as most constellations are marked out by some stars that are not that visible to the naked eye, except under [...]
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Top 10 Facts About Our Solar System

The “solar system” is simply the name of our own planetary system. Our solar system consists of 1 central star and the smaller objects that orbit it in space, including 8 planets, 200+ moons, 4,584 [...]
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Top 15 Astronomy Myths

This article aims to debunk some of the biggest myths and misconceptions related to astronomy, from black holes to the dark side of the moon, the 12 zodiacal constellations, and more. So read on as [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Brown Dwarf Stars

As a general rule, brown dwarf stars can be described as sub-stellar objects that range from between 13 and 90 Jupiter masses. Consequently, brown dwarfs are considered a missing link between gas giant planets and [...]
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Top 10 Facts About The Missions to Mars

When it comes to the exploration of the solar system, no planet has spurred the scientific community to greater efforts, whipped up the general public into a greater frenzy of speculation, or resulted in pseudo-experts [...]
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List of Best Space and Astronomy Websites 2024

Although there are many websites that deal with astronomy, cosmology, and space in general, many are guilty of disseminating half-truths, distorted truths, or just plain bad science. So where do you start to look for [...]
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5 Bizarre Paradoxes Of Time Travel Explained

There is nothing in Einstein’s theories of relativity to rule out time travel, although the very notion of traveling to the past violates one of the most fundamental premises of physics, that of causality. With [...]
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Top 10 Facts About The Missions to Mercury

Since the angular separation of Mercury from the Sun is never more than 28 degrees at maximum elongation, visual observation and study of the planet is fraught with technical difficulty. In fact, the rugged, little [...]
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Top Theories on How the Moon Formed

The Moon has been a constant source of wonder and fascination throughout mankind’s’ history, but despite being located a mere 238,900 miles or 1.28 light-seconds away, we know less about it and how it came [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Halley’s Comet (1P/Halley)

Halley’s Comet, also designated 1P/Halley as it was the first comet to be recognized as periodic, is the only comet that is known to be visible without optical aid during each apparition, which occurs once [...]

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