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,…
One effective way of making your spaceship drawing even more engaging is to add other ships flying nearby, either as enemies or just flying by. Chesley Bonestell helped foster our fascination with outer space by creating imagined scenarios for astronauts to traverse, known as concept art. Spacecraft The core component of any spaceship is its…
Weather satellites provide information on land and ocean conditions that helps meteorologists forecast severe weather, such as hurricanes. They also help predict air and water temperatures, wind speeds, and wave heights. Weather satellites are part of a global constellation of Earth-observing satellites that now includes 545 satellites, up from 49 in 1990. This increase in…
