Mercury and Venus in alliance foster better communication skills and diplomacy while encouraging love, romance, and social charm. Check the evening twilight sky this week, looking out for Mercury as it rises over western landscape. Be careful that tall hills or houses do not obscure your view! Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun…
Pluto and its moons hold many secrets that New Horizons discovered through Alice – its sensitive ultraviolet imaging spectrometer. Instruments have detected an atmospheric haze which could contain methane. Pluto Underground team has created a unique spacecraft designed to investigate this mystery. The Mission As New Horizons will pass Pluto this Wednesday, astronomers will finally…
Few events in history have inspired such universal awe as Apollo 11’s landing on the Moon. Millions watched, dreaming of leaving their mark on another world. Apollo 11 VR recreates this historic moment through virtual reality. The experience takes you step by step from President Kennedy’s speech through liftoff and atmospheric entry. Apollo 11 VR…
Fraser: The Planetary Society and JAXA recently collected names for their Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu. These will be inscribed onto target markers dropped by the spacecraft, returning home when Hayabusa2 makes landfall. How and what do spacecraft names mean to us? Theme Names given to spacecraft typically reflect their creators’ culture, heroes and values;…
Mexico has more to offer than margaritas, tequila, and breathtaking beaches – it’s packed full of surprising and fascinating facts that’ll make any future journey even more intriguing! Did you know that Mexico City, its capital, continues to gradually sink each year, or that Mexico hosts one of the smallest volcanoes on the planet? 1….
Nephthys was a funerary goddess who protected both life and afterlife of those she cared for, including flooding events such as Hapi’s flooding of the Nile riverbed with black fertile mud. Mafdet – Mafdet was an early feline deity who predated Bastet and Sekhmet as patron goddesses of Lower Egypt. She served as their patron….
Sunlight from the sun passes through our atmosphere and becomes dispersed, with shorter wavelengths like blue being scattered more widely than other colors. Blue light must travel further through the atmosphere than other colors, which explains why the sky appears blue. Rayleigh Scattering Sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere is scattered by molecules and particles in…
China is an incredible nation, full of rich history and diverse traditions. There are so many interesting and fun facts about this beautiful nation you may never have known! China is full of fascinating facts you probably didn’t know existed! From internet addiction boot camps to naming children after Olympics medalists, this country offers its…
Egyptian gods and goddesses played an essential role in ancient life. They represented aspects of nature as well as daily living and afterlife that helped preserve order in society by keeping chaos at bay. Sobek was an Egyptian god associated with death, healing, procreation, and the Nile River. His image appeared in numerous temples and…
