After 21 hours on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin returned to their lunar module, known as Eagle. They disconnected it from the command module that would remain orbiting above, before undocking Eagle from Eagle itself and dismounting from it. Armstrong made history when he took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”….
People frequently ask, “Which planet is closest to Earth in size?” Unfortunately, the answer lies within how distance is measured. Kepler-452b, located 1,194 light years from Earth, is approximately 60% larger than Earth and orbits within its host star’s habitable zone, giving researchers reason to believe there’s an excellent chance it could support life. Venus…
Scientists fear that microorganisms from Mars might spread to Earth, yet substantial natural material from it falls to our planet, including signs of life. Perseverance rover is exploring rocks formed from an ancient lake at Jezero Crater in Arizona, searching for signs of microorganisms and carbon-containing organic molecules. Unfortunately, Perseverance’s instruments cannot guarantee success 100%…
Many people inquire, “Which planet is closest to earth?” Unfortunately, the answer can never be simple as planets always move in their elliptical orbits and may come closer at different times than expected – generally Venus or Mars come closest at any given time. But Mercury, with the smallest orbit among all planets, never drifts…
Mars, located four planets from the Sun and second in size behind Mercury in our solar system, is an icy desert planet approximately half as big as Earth. Mars has less mass, leading to less gravity pull; therefore, you would weigh approximately 38 percent as much on Mars than you would on Earth. Mass Mars,…
Planets that orbit stars similar to our own could host liquid water, making its discovery even more significant and helping scientists understand its composition in terms of rocks and materials. Most people believe Venus to be our nearest planet, but in actuality Mercury could actually be closer due to how astronomers calculate distance. Their position…
Clouds play an essential part in Earth’s climate by reflecting some of the sunlight back into space and keeping Earth cooler than otherwise. From sky-filling stratus to popcorn-puff cumulus and wispy cirrus all the way through to anvil-shaped nimbus clouds are essential in keeping its temperatures at an acceptable level. Clouds form in areas with…
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…
People often think Venus is our closest planet. However, according to a new study on average distances over time Mercury actually comes closer. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a computer simulation of planets’ movements over 10,000 years and found that Mercury tends to orbit closer than any other planet to Earth…
