Construction will begin this week on a giant new telescope in the mountains of Chile, and Space.com will be there to take in the milestone moment.
We all know of the controversy and subsequent removal of Pluto from its status as the ninth planet in the solar system owing to it being one of the Kuiper belt objects. With time, the world has gotten comfortable with the idea of eight planets with the concept being popularized and imprinted in the minds …
With all the talk of lunar travel, Space.com looks at some of the base facts of the Earth's moon.
Yes--precisely one rotation per Earth orbit, or about 28 Earth days per lunar day, and per lunar "year".
According to the story, it's about 27.3 Earth days.
A new touring art display featuring a gigantic, glowing model of the moon has come to New York City.
Considering what we're already discovering thanks to the creations of a decade ago, (not to mention what the likes of Hubble is still discovering even now) if they're talking about these beginning a golden age it is going to be quite something.