When we look at the Sun, it is either yellow or orange to red when it rises and sets. But the Moon always appears white. Why does the Moon appear white when the Sun is Yellow? What color is the…
Will We Travel Through Space in the Future?
For every space exploration program, there are two things that are necessary. The financial help and a strong will to accomplish space travel. Unfortunately, according to a few scientists, it does not appear that in the near future it will…
How Would We Die In Space?
What Happens To Humans When We Are Defenselessly Exposed To The Emptiness Of Space? You don’t need a lot of imagination to answer this question. You are exposed to a considerable reduction in pressure in space. And everything that is…
The Most Extreme Planets In Space
Astronomers have recently discovered that Jupiter is the oldest planet in our solar system. Even in size, it dominates all its neighbors. But as more and more planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, are discovered, Jupiter seems to be…
After Space, Moon, and Mars, NASA Is All Set To Launch Their First Ever Mission To The Sun
Humanity has come a long way from discovering fire, inventing electricity and even inventing the Internet for that matter. We have not just been able to connect the entire world, but are also working extensively towards exploring what is outside…
53rd Anniversary Of The First Woman To Fly In Space
Today, flying out to Mars with a one way ticket is all the rage. Half a century back people were only dreaming about the moon. While it was only an ambition for some, there was a lady who actually thought…
Israel could send the first privately-funded mission to the Moon on a Falcon 9 rocket
Israel nonprofit competing in the Google Lunar X Prize competition — will use SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch its lunar lander into space, the group announced today in Jerusalem. The rocket will launch the team’s vehicle into lower Earth…
‘Amateur astronauts’ will send a person into space in 2017
Copenhagen Suborbitals currently consists of 50 people — engineers, mathematicians and a kindergarten teacher — who are trying to send a person to space using only off-the-shelf components — the kind you would find in your local hardware store. “All…
Seen From Space: Hurricane Joaquin Churns Towards Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin battered the Bahamas early Friday and from his perch on the International Space Station astronaut Scott Kelly was witness to the magnitude of the huge storm. Kelly captured this early morning image before the storm hit the Atlantic…