Earth

25 Years Since Voyager’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Images

A quarter of a century has passed since NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped the iconic image of Earth known as…

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Interesting Facts About The Moon

Shining like a beacon in Earth's sky is the Moon. We've seen so much of it in our lifetimes that…

10 years ago

Interesting Facts About The Planets

While the universe is a big place to study, we shouldn't forget our own backyard. With eight planets and a…

10 years ago

What Are The Most Famous Stars?

While there are untold billions of celestial objects visible in the nighttime sky, some of them are better known than…

10 years ago

This is What War (and Borders) Look Like From Space

There’s an oft-used idiom that you can’t see political borders from space, but we’ve known for a while it’s no…

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NASA Launches Revolutionary Earth Science Satellite Measuring Soil Moisture Cycle

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, is seen after the mobile…

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If Earth Had Saturn’s Rings, This is What it Would Look Like

We Earthlings love to dream, conjure and extrapolate. If you pose a question such as, "What if Earth had Saturn's…

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Are Aliens Watching Old TV Shows?

You've probably heard the trope about how aliens have been watching old episodes of "I Love Lucy" and might think…

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