When you look up at the night sky, you see points of light. Some are stars, blazing suns billions of…
Browsing: Celestial Objects
From comets to star clusters, what’s out there? We define the different types of Celestial Objects and explain how astronomers categorize planets, moons, and nebulas.
When you gaze out into the vast, dark neighborhood of our outer solar system, you find the giants. Jupiter, Saturn,…
Look up at the night sky. You’re seeing a cosmos packed with… stuff. Stars, sure. Moons and comets, too. And,…
You’re outside. It’s a clear, dark night, the kind where the sky feels less like a ceiling and more like…
Let me tell you, holding a rock that’s fallen from space… it’s a feeling that’s tough to put into words.…
Ever stare up at the night sky and just… wonder? I mean, beyond the moon, beyond the planets we know,…
When you picture a comet, what do you see? Probably that classic, stunning image: a bright, fuzzy smudge of a…
Look up at the night sky. You see a spray of pinprick lights. We’re taught those lights are stars. We’re…
For nearly all of human history, “the planets” meant just the ones we could see. Our little celestial family. Mercury,…
For as long as I can remember, our solar system had nine planets. It was just one of those facts…