I noticed the other day that it’s now possible to compare different planets, moons and dwarf planets when searching in Google. I’m not sure how
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I noticed the other day that it’s now possible to compare different planets, moons and dwarf planets when searching in Google. I’m not sure how
Read moreWhile the American federal government is shut down one of the many casualties is NASA.gov. There are numerous fantastic resources that are now completely inaccessible
Read moreUranus’ moons are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. To date 27 moons have been discovered around Uranus, those
Read moreOn the July 19th NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took 323 separate images of Saturn one set of these captured the Earth as viewed from the dark side
Read moreThe rings of Saturn are composed of billions of icy particles ranging in size from tiny grains to kilometres across. There are 14 major divisions in Saturn’s
Read moreThese images are the original planet, sun and moon profile pictures I created for Space Facts before finalising on the current black background (removing the
Read moreHere’s a list of my 5 favourite interactive space visualisations that are both fantastically put together and visualise a particularly cool aspect of space or
Read moreThe mean diameter of Jupiter is 138,346.5 km, the equatorial diameter being 142,984 km and the polar diameter being 133,709 km. The average diameter of
Read moreCommander Chris Hadfield’s Twitter account has provided some fantastic moments from the nearly 6 month he has spent in space most recently with the unforgettable Space Oddity.
Read moreInformation on the Sun, the planets and the dwarf planets in our solar system in order from the Sun. Includes the class of satellite, surface
Read moreI have come to the conclusion that not nearly enough films are set in space, I also have a feeling I have seen most of
Read moreWell hasn’t this been an interesting week for discoveries, first a solar system with four suns was identified and now a planet in the closest
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