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Planet Neptune’s 14th Moon Discovered
Astronomers using the Hubble Space telescope have discovered a 14th moon orbiting the planet Neptune, which was too small to be spotted by Voyager 2 when it completed its flyby in 1989. The new moon, …
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Weird Creatures Spotted On Mars?
Back in 1976 the Viking 1 mission captured the public eye after sending back photos of the Martian surface showing a “Face on Mars” located nearby to a formation of “Pyramids on Mars” in a …
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Life On Mars A Reality By 2023
By 2023, the private spaceflight project named Mars One is hoping to land four people on Mars, who would then become pioneers in establishing a permanent human colony on the red planet. Every two years …
Astronomy Lists
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 …
Solar System
The Planet Neptune
In 1846, English astronomer John C. Adams and Frenchman Urbain Le Verrier are credited with discovering the planet Neptune. It is also the first planet to be discovered through mathematical prediction after it was noticed …
Solar System
The Planet Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, the third largest in our solar system (51,488km wide), and the last planet visible with the naked eye. The planet has been visited just once back in …
Solar System
The Planet Saturn
Saturn is named after the Roman god of fertility and agriculture, whose Greek equivalent was Cronos, the god of time. It is the second biggest planet in the solar system after Jupiter, and is around …
Solar System
The Planet Mars
Mars is named after the Roman god of war because its red appearance resembles the color of blood. In actual fact, its reddish hue is the result of an abundance of iron oxide, otherwise known …
Solar System
The Planet Earth
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the only planet in the solar system not named after a mythical god. The Earth is also the only place we know of that supports …
Solar System
The Planet Venus
The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Its association with the goddess probably stems from it being the brightest object in the night sky, after the Moon, and thus …