From 1963 to 1972, NASA launched the Apollo space program where it sent humans to land on the Moon and return safely to Earth. The Apollo missions, also known as “Project Apollo,” accomplished one of the greatest and grandest feats in the history of mankind. First conceived during the Eisenhower administration, the … Read more
For so many centuries, scientists and philosophers were baffled with our home planet and galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is our galactic home, encompasses the Earth, our solar system and billions of other planets and stars. Here are some of the fun facts about the Milky Way galaxy. 1. Name The name … Read more
Most scientists accept that the universe started with the Big Bang. The theory states that around 13.7 billion years ago, all matter in the universe was concentrated into a single, infinitesimally tiny point. It goes something like this: the universe began to expand rapidly through a hot and huge explosion, and is … Read more
In grade school, you most likely learned that Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, the third largest in the Solar System by diameter and the fourth most massive. But there’s more to this big blue orb than that information. Check out some of the interesting facts about Uranus: 1. Uranus … Read more
Saturn is known by most people mainly by two things: the second largest planet on the solar system, and its spectacular ring system around it. But those aren’t just all because there are a lot more interesting things you need to know about this wonderful planet. Just check them out in this … Read more
Most of us know that Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system. Well, there’s more to Jupiter than the size alone and we’ll prove that to you with these mind-blowing facts! Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the Solar system Jupiter is the third brightest thing in the night … Read more
We only know the Moon on our planet Earth, but we don’t know much about the other moons in the solar system. But these moons are far more interesting and fascinating that you’d realize — once you read amazing things about these moons on this gallery, you’d probably wish to actually explore … Read more
Russia has a lot of significant contributions to the space exploration. It definitely has a lot of firsts (the first satellite, the first dog in space, the first human in orbit, the first space station). Not to mention that it has been in a bitter competition with the USA for the space … Read more