Astronomy
Spitzer Spies Ghostly Magnetar
Spitzer Space Telescope Image of Magnetar SGR 1900+14 If only it were closer to Halloween. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has…
Another HiRISE Stunner: The Full Descent Image
I hope you're not tired of seeing HiRISE images of Phoenix, but this one shows the grandeur of Mars compared…
Astronomers Image Dying Supergiant Star
For the first time, a team of astronomers has taken a close-up image of an individual dying supergiant star, WHO…
More On Phoenix: MRO Captures Descent and Videos
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter did some first class reconnaissance by snapping an image of Phoenix during its descent with a…
Phoenix’s First Views With Color
Here are a couple of colorized images of Phoenix's first views of its landing site. They are a little more…
How Far is Jupiter from Earth
The answer to "how far is Jupiter from Earth" can have a different answer every day of the year. The…
The Coldest Place on Earth
The confirmed coldest temperature on Earth was recorded in Vostok, Antarctica at a brisk -89.2 degrees Celsius (183 Kelvin). There…
End of the Earth
Humanity may end in many different ways. We might kill ourselves through nuclear war, or die from a global disease…
Does Earth Have Rings?
If you're talking about majestic ice rings, like we see around Saturn, Uranus or Jupiter, then no, Earth doesn't have…
Mass of the Earth
The Earth has a mass of 5.97×1024 kg. You can also check out these books about the planet Earth from…