I have dreamed of being an astronaut since I was about six and I love adventure travel. So it did not surprise my buddy Kim when I told her my summer travel plans: A roundtrip visit to...
Scientists have looked at stars throughout history, trying to figure out how they die. However, no one knows for sure – it’s a process that’s been happening since the beginning of time....
Out of all the exoplanets that have been discovered, scientists have yet to find another planet that is able to sustain life. Exoplanets are planets that orbit around a star, just like Earth orbits...
More than four hundred years ago, a scientist named Galileo turned contemporary understanding on its head when he discovered several "stars" orbiting the gargantuan planet we now know as Jupiter. But...
No doubt you have heard someone refer to Earth as “the blue planet”. You might be wondering, why is Earth called the blue planet? This moniker has been used to describe earth since it was first...
One of the most common space-related questions people have is, why do planets have moons? They often wonder this while admiring the wonder and beauty of our own moon. Luckily for you, modern...