Jupiter
Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's four largest moons - aka. the Galilean Moons, consisting of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - are nothing if…
Mars Meets the King of the Beasts
I was up before dawn today hoping to find the returning comet 205P/Giacobini and a faint new supernova in the…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 18, 2015: Planet Hunter Prof. Sara Seager
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: Dr. Sara Seager, whose research focuses on computer models of exoplanet atmospheres, interiors, and…
How Many Moons Does Jupiter Have?
Jupiter was appropriately named by the Romans, who chose to name it after the king of the gods. In addition…
The Planet Neptune
Neptune is the eight planet from our Sun and one of the four gas giants, as well as being the…
Could We Terraform the Sun?
In the list of crazy hypothetical ideas, terraforming the Sun has to be one of the top 10. So just…
Solar System Guide
The Universe is a very big place, and we occupy a very small corner of it. Known as the Solar…
The Planet Jupiter
Jupiter is the 5th planet in the Solar System, and the largest by far, easily visible in the night sky…
What is the Asteroid Belt?
In the 18th century, observations made of all the known planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) led astronomers…