According to some reports, many of the mission scientists working on the Voyager space exploration program are “amazed” that both Voyagers are still functioning after forty years in service. This sentiment becomes clear when one […]
At a quick glance, night sky stars may appear to be white. However, a closer inspection will reveal a plethora of different colors ranging from the coolest red stars to the hottest blue stars. The […]
Since there is no single definition of yellow giant stars, the best way to describe them is to say that they have either a F or G spectral classification, and a mass of between 0.5 […]
In November, the “Summer Triangle” can be seen rising in the early evening sky before making its way westwards, with the Milky Way passing through two of the stars in this huge asterism. These are […]
Sagittarius is the 15th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations and the 5th biggest of the zodiac constellations, taking up an area of 867 square degrees of the southern sky. The brightest star in the […]
Scorpius is the 33rd biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 9th largest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 497 square degrees between of the southern sky. The brightest star in […]
Libra is the 29th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 7th largest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 538 square degrees of the southern sky. It is also the only […]
Virgo is the 2nd largest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the biggest of the zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 1,294.43 square degrees of the southern celestial sky. The brightest star in Virgo […]
Pluto (134340 Pluto) was the first Kuiper Belt object to be discovered in 1930, and is the biggest, and second-most massive dwarf planet known to exist in the solar system. It is also the ninth […]
Leo is the 12th biggest of the 88 recognized constellations, and the 3rd biggest zodiacal constellations, taking up an area of 947 square degrees of the northern celestial hemisphere. The brightest star in Leo is […]
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