Astronomy is the study of the universe and everything in it. The 10 best space and astronomy sites on the internet published by armagh observatory and planetarium on march 15, 20 march 15. The sun is 400 times larger than the moon but is 400 times further away from earth. Only once the universe had expanded and cooled suffi. Since the cambrian explosion, things have become very interesting on earth. List of best space and astronomy websites september 30, 2015 peter christoforou astronomy lists 0 although there are millions of websites that deal with astronomy, cosmology, and space in general, many are guilty of disseminating halftruths, distorted truths, or just plain bad science. Interesting facts about the solar system universe today. Amazing and incredible facts about space the planets. Small patterns of stars within a constellation are called asterisms. Some popular theories are that they were invaded by an outside people, there was a major natural disaster, disease. The universe through the eyes of hubble european southern. Astronomy literacy goals is a project by leiden observatory, leiden university the.
You can also find the cosmic microwave, gamma ray burst and supernovae explosion in astronomy. I had to find a cool astronomy website as part of my astronomy class at uweau claire. Facts about astronomy talk about the study of the celestial objects which include asteroids, nebulae, comet, galaxies, planets, sun, stars and moons. Weve learned a thing or two about its mysterious nature, but we still have a long way to go.
There is a huge difference between these planets, both in. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. The 10 best space and astronomy sites on the internet. What are some mindblowing facts about astrophysics. Keep reading to learn 11 fascinating facts about comets. The milky way is the galaxy our solar system resides within. Right now, scientists and astronomers use the number of stars only within our.
A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. A short version of the top 10 night sky objects can be download as pdf and printed. But within the 5year period, atmospheric hazards were not the primary cause of emergencies in confined spaces. Scientists estimate that in about 5 billion years, our sun will expand becoming a red giant. The planets are separated into the planets of the inner solar system, and the outer system. Theres a graveyard on the moon most of the 200 tons of trash on the moon is space junk and ephemera crashlanded or left behind by the 12 astronauts who have visited since 1969. The sun as a star the suns connection to life on earth the suns motion in earths sky the suns 11year cycle of activity we encourage you to begin with the fillintheblanks game on p. Seriously, its called the triple point, and it occurs when the temperature and pressure is just right for the three phases gas, liquid, and solid of a substance to coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
Around 300 to 900 ad something really bad happened to the mayans. The amount of heat in the earths entire atmosphere is equivalent to the heat present in the first ten feet of the ocean. Distances in our universe are so great that we typically measure those distances in light years. The largest constellation by area is hydra which is 3. Pigs have no sweat glands and roll around in the mud to lower their body temperature.
Glossary of astronomy terms astronomy reference guide on. I have compiled a list of over 200 odd factssome believable, others unbelievable, and some that are just plain bizarre. Since then, astronomical observations with tele scopes have. Youll find an amazing treasure chest of astronomical wonders, even if you dont have a telescope. Ancient people used the positions of the stars to navigate, and to find. Learn some cool and fascinating facts about planets, light travel, supernova explosions, black holes, distant galaxies, and much, much more. No one knows exactly what happened to the mayan civilization. If you have time to read them all, let me know which one is your favorite. This includes stars, planets and galaxies as well as other things. Examples of galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million stars to giants with a hundred trillion stars or more, each orbiting through their galaxy. A lot of these facts also underscore the similarities and emotional connections that people can share with animals. How many are out there, and do they pose a danger to earth. This is a striking and important fact about the solar system. Pigs swim just fine and would eagerly prefer water to mud.
Astronomers have discovered the largest known diamond in our galaxy, its a massive lump of crystallised diamond called bpm 37093, otherwise known as lucy after the beatles song lucy in the sky with diamonds. First version of this article was origianlly published on june 26, 2015. The best guide to astronomy for beginners is the night sky. Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune. The moon is earths nearest cosmic neighbor, but it is more than just a big pretty light in the sky. In fact, the universe is mainly composed of an unknown form of energy known as dark. Were off on an adventure out of this world to discover ten stellar facts about space. The guides content develops and reenforces four overall themes. Its hard to say what it is about animals that we love the most their cute or beautiful looks, their natural innocence or the emotional reactions that they elicit from us. Its the third astronomy course ive taken through the physics department because i love it so much, but im actually. Exoplanets can be very diverse and are often found in systems. You may hear stars referred to as eternal, but in fact no star can last forever. Every december, we see breathtaking nativity scenes displaying the familiar but pleasant picture of the three wise men and the shepherds gazing with adoration at the christ child in the manger, with his loving parents joseph and mary and a menagerie of domestic animals looking on.
It is safe to say that space is a very weird place. Here are 10 cool, and sometimes surprising, facts about earths nearest neighbor. The phases of the moon are caused by the relative position of the sun, earth and moon. Manikanta vizag, india our nearest black hole supermassive sagittarius a is 26,000 light years away, right in the middle of milky way galaxy. A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars, stellar objects such as brown dwarfs and neutron stars, nebulae, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, black holes, and an unknown component of dark matter. Links to constellation maps are offered for all stars and deep sky objects. The next time you are stargazing share some of these fun facts with your kids to get them excited about astronomy at any age. When the skies are dark and clear the milky way appears like a bright belt of stars. Venus is thought to be made up of a central iron core, rocky mantle and silicate crust. The solar system is a bizarre place with its alien planets, mysterious moons and strange phenomena that are so outofthisworld they elude explanation. Mayan facts for kids fun facts about the mayan civilization. More recently, nasa revealed its strongest evidence yet that there is intermittent running water on mars, too. The most surprising confined space statistics is the cause of these deaths.
For a long time the little, distant pluto was listed as a planet, but it has its own classification now. Here is a list of some remarkable and fascinating astronomy facts. But whatever the case may be, one of these 30 happy animal facts is bound to bring a smile to your face. Below, weve collected some of the most amazing facts about space, so when you look up at the stars you can be ever more wowed by what youre looking at. The word astronomy comes from the greek words astron which means star and nomos which means law.
Donkey kong got his name because his creator believed donkey meant stupid in english and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a stupid ape. All the objects in the solar system move around the sun in an elliptical orbit. There are eight planets, three dwarf planets, moons and other astronomical objects bounded to its own orbit in the solar system. The 500 coolest things about space to celebrate the magazines 500th issue, the editors of astronomy have dedicated 52 pages to. It is an unforgettable view of our amazing universe. Big ideas in astronomy international astronomical union. Absolute magnitude a scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. Our universe is full of wonders, powerful forces and very interesting facts. There are all kinds of strange and interesting things going on that we just dont usually know about. The research into this particular star is complicated by the fact. The worlds oldest known creature, a mollusc, was 507 years old until scientists killed it by mistake. Absolute magnitude measures how bright an object would appear if it were exactly 10 parsecs about 33 lightyears away from earth. Generally, when you say confined spaces fatalities, you will think about atmospheric hazards. Over 200 fun, odd facts most people dont know owlcation.
A day on the surface of venus solar day would appear to take 117 earth days. The sun, moon, stars and planets all appear to slowly rise in the east and set in the west each day because the earth rotates once around its axis every 24 hours. European extremely large telescope was com pleted in. During their researches, some scientists have, accidentally or not, discovered some really cool facts about stars, space, and other astronomical topics. Astronomers have found a massive water vapor cloud which holds 140 trillion times the mass of water in the earths oceans somewhere around 10 billion light years away making it the largest discovery of water ever found. Found 50 lightyears away in the constellation of centaurus, lucy is about 25,000 miles across, so much larger then planet earth, and weighs in at a massive 10 billiontrillion. Solar system facts 120 interesting facts about solar. So, if youve got 10 minutes to spare, why not check out these 100 strange but true facts that will shock you. An expanded view of the universe european southern observatory.
They believe the natural disaster could have wiped out trade routes that took years to make, this. The current and widely accepted hypothesis for how the moon was formed comes from the collision of theia and. It only takes 6 minutes for brain cells to react to alcohol. We would now call this astrology, far removed from the hard facts and.
Astronomers have yet to understand the highly energetic engines in the centers of these strange objects. A cool thing called total internal reflection is applied when pointing a laser beam through a container of water. All you really need to do to get started is look up preferably at night. Interesting facts about the solar system while most of us are stuck on planet earth, were lucky enough to have a fairly transparent atmosphere. Venus is nearly as big as the earth with a diameter of 12,104 km. Yet did you know that in reality, the bible never says that any ani. It is a one pager and can serve as reference in the field.