Twenty years ago, if someone had said they were going to colonize Mars, society would have laughed in their face and said it’s impossible. Even today, many doubt the idea of moving mankind to a new planet or moon. Elon
In September 1859, the Earth was struck by an awe-inspiring coronal mass ejection (CME). Astronomers observed a brilliantly bright white flare emerging from the Sun, and auroras were seen as far south as Cuba and Jamaica
As bizarre as it sounds, some people have claimed ownership of celestial bodies, including the Sun and the Moon. Some have even claimed to own other planets, asteroids, or the entire solar system. It’s probably only a m
The second-smallest and innermost of the four Galilean moons, Io, was first documented by Galileo Galilei in January 1610. Io, along with moons Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto, proved to Earthlings that our pale blue dot
Discoveries that comply with cosmological models are like a scientific pat on the back. But the ones that don’t hold up to previous standards excite the imagination the most because they imply a more mysterious, dynamic
The nearest neighboring major galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda Galaxy. The large galaxy is stunning in size and has around three times as many stars as the Milky Way does. It can easily be seen with the naked eye
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are common forms of precipitation. The type you’re accustomed to, and how often you see it, varies based on the climate you live in. But regardless of form, the precipitation we encounter her
Many people, at some point, have looked up at the vastness of a summer night’s sky and wondered, “Is anybody out there?” There are over 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, which is just one of maybe 100 billion
Although most people are skeptical, alien life, whether advanced or merely microbial, most likely exists somewhere in the universe. Most scientists agree that this is almost certainly the case. That doesn’t mean that gr
The idea of traveling into space seems cool. Many of us have imagined becoming astronauts—or possibly the first person on Mars—at some point in our lives. Who hasn’t wanted to touch the stars? However, there are some
