Several comets have passed by Earth and have been seen by the observers nearby. However, among those comets, certain have a higher significance in our solar systems while others appear to be not so important. The Great Comet of 1680 is one such comet that has remained important in the field of … Read more
Comets are celestial objects made of dust, ice, and other materials which orbit around the sun. However, they are different from planets because comets are just an object while planets are bodies that move around a particular star such as the sun and they are highly eccentric as well. Comets usually pass … Read more
Scientists have been trying to explore the universe and beyond for decades. With the advancement of technology came our ability to probe the fringes of the massive universe and discover many interesting components we may have never even heard of before. In the past three decades, we have found a wide variety … Read more
Its name came from a Latin word meaning mist, fog, or a cloud, but a nebula isn’t just a cloud but an enormous cloud of dust and gas in space between stars that sometimes acts as a nursery for new stars. Some nebulae (plural of nebula) are from gas and dust thrown … Read more
The Milky Way galaxy and the entire Universe have billions and trillions of celestial objects, some are identified, and some are yet unknown to humans. With the help of Science and the love of astronomical studies of some researchers and scientists, we have unfolded the existing objects millions of light-years away in … Read more
While a famed French astronomer Charles Messier was hunting for celestial objects during the 18th century, he noticed several “nebulous objects” while surveying the night sky. He decided to catalog those commonly mistaken objects as comets so others would not make the same mistake. The resulting list, known as Messier Catalog, now … Read more
At the beginning of our solar system’s creation, a massive billowing cloud of dust and gas circled around the Sun, and dust particles collided with each other and formed into a rock until they ultimately reached the size of a boulder. This process formed the planets of our solar system and tens … Read more
With over 200 billion galaxies in the whole Universe, the Milky Way is the most famous of all galaxies as it comprises our Solar System. It is the most significant to humans and all living organisms as it is the home sweet home. Let’s take a look at the Milky Way. How … Read more
The Milky Way is perhaps the most famous galaxy people know, and even preschool kids can name it. But little did we learn and hear about other galaxies and that there are hundreds of billions of them scattered in the universe. We can see some galaxies with our naked eyes, especially under … Read more
If you are looking up at the night sky you might by chance see some bright “stars” falling from the sky and get excited. But what is it exactly? What is a Meteor? A shooting star is perhaps the most common and familiar term for a meteor, meteorite, or meteoroid. But what … Read more