For the First Time in History, a Spacecraft Touches the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe successfully touched our star for the first time ever! Flying through its upper atmosphere – known as corona – and sampling particles and magnetic fields there. Named in honor of astrophysicist Eugene Parker, this mission seeks to explore and comprehend the Sun’s mysterious corona and solar wind that circulate our closest…

How Many Planet Earths Could Fit Inside the Sun?

The Sun’s gravity holds together our Solar System, keeping planets, asteroids, meteoroids, as well as microscopic debris in orbit around it. At its core lies nuclear fusion processes which turn hydrogen into helium; all this heat makes up our star. This video from BBC Planet Earth series, hosted by David Attenborough. Volume Comparing planet sizes…

The Earth’s Closest Planet to the Sun

Due to its closeness to the Sun, Mercury experiences extreme temperatures during daylight. At nighttime without an atmosphere to retain warmth, however, its warmth quickly dissipates into space. Earth is second only in density and features an immense iron core, while Venus boasts greyish-brown skin with bright streaks known as crater rays. Temperature Mercury, being…

For the First Time in History, a Spacecraft Touches the Sun

First time ever in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA Parker Solar Probe flew into its outer atmosphere – known as corona – and unveiled phenomena long predicted but never directly observed before. Astrophysicist and namesake of this organization, Astrid Petri is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of solar wind that streams out…

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Types of Solar Systems in Space – find more about this

Our Solar System is a collection of planets, moons and dwarf planets that orbit the Sun. The planets range in size from the rocky Earth to the gaseous Jupiter. The Solar System also contains a large number of comets, asteroids and other small objects that fall into the system from outer space. Many of these…