planets
What is Gravitational Lensing?
Gravity's a funny thing. Not only does it tug away at you, me, planets, moons and stars, but it can…
Which Planets Have Rings?
Planetary rings are an interesting phenomena. The mere mention of these two words tends to conjure up images of Saturn,…
What it Would Look Like if the Sun was Replaced with Other Stars?
How would our horizon look if Earth orbited around another star, such as Alfa-Centauri, Sirius, or Polaris? Roscosmos TV has…
How Are Planets Formed?
How did the Solar System's planets come to be? The leading theory is something known as the "protoplanet hypothesis", which…
Let’s Help Write a New Mnemonic for the Solar System. My Very Excellent Mother…
The current most-used Solar System mnemonic for remembering the planets and their order from the Sun is “My Very Educated…
Some of the Best Pictures of the Planets in our Solar System
Our Solar System is a pretty picturesque place. Between the Sun, the Moon, and the Inner and Outer Solar System,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 364: The COROT Mission
Before NASA's Kepler mission searched for exoplanets using the transit method, there was the European COROT mission, launched in 2006.…
Get a Change of View of Mercury’s North Pole
It's always good to get a little change of perspective, and with this image we achieve just that: it's a…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 14, 2014: Holy Rosetta! We Landed on a Comet!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) (more…)
What Strange Places Are Habitable?
Everywhere we look on Earth, we find life. Even in the strangest corners of planet. What other places in the…