As any stargazer knows, planets can appear quite close together in the night sky and seem to float across it more like stars do – their glow makes them easy to spot against its dark backdrop. Venus can be seen best early this month; however, as evening twilight settles it becomes harder and harder to…
Saturn will come close to Earth only once every year during what is called opposition, with closeness between 14 August and 26 August being its closest point. Saturn boasts 52 natural satellites or moons; Titan is its most notable. Titan boasts a thick atmosphere similar to Earth. Saturn stands out in our solar system as…
As NASA’s Mariner IV probe returned images of Mars to earth, people worldwide watched with anticipation as the planet revealed itself to them for the first time ever. What they discovered was unimaginable to most. Planet Earth features polar caps, volcanoes, canyons and deserts – in addition to two small moons: Phobos and Deimos. Images…
