Interesting Facts about Space

Interesting Facts about Space

The outer space has never failed to fascinate us. Here are the some more interesting facts about space that you need to know! More energy from the sun hits Earth every hour than the planet uses in a year Unfortunately, solar energy has produced just 1/10 of 1% of the worldwide energy … Read more

Interesting Facts about NASA

Interesting Facts about NASA

Since it was founded by President Eisenhower in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been in the forefront in the field of space science in the world. Here are some more interesting facts about NASA that you need to know! A lot of people may not know it, but … Read more

Interesting Facts About Mars

Interesting Facts About Mars

Mars has never failed to fascinate us. Does it really have any signs of life there? There are missions such as the Mars One or the ExoMars project which will help us find out whether or not human settlement is possible in the Red Planet. Here are some of the more interesting … Read more

Interesting Facts About the Moon

Interesting Facts About the Moon

For many people, the moon is just a white yellow round figure in the sky that lights the darkness. But when you look at it you think, how it is to be really there? We give you some ideas how the Moon really is like through these interesting facts! The moon has … Read more

Interesting Facts About the Sun

Interesting Facts About the Sun

We all know the Sun is a hot ball of gas that stays visible throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset. But is that all you know about it? Well, here are some other interesting facts about the Sun that you may or may not know! The Sun is orbited by nine major planets … Read more

Interesting Facts About Pluto

Interesting Facts About Pluto

We have grown quite accustomed to what has been taught during our school days that Pluto is the ninth and the last planet of the solar system. Discovered in 1930, Pluto had been considered as a planet ever since. That is, until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) crossed out Pluto as a … Read more

The Emerging Private Space Industry

The emerging private space industry

Introduction Government space agencies of the United states and Soviet Union were the trailblazers of spaceflight and exploration and they sparked the so-called “Space Age” with the launch of Sputnik 1 way back in 1957. Since then, the development of space exploration technology has been largely funded by governments. Space agencies such … Read more

Mars Exploration Project – Mars One

Mars

Mars one has a plan for Mars in 2023, that will help establish the first human settlement on the planet. The crew is aware of the difficulties involved with sending spacecraft to Mars. There have been seven missions to Mars with only one of them failing. That places the success rate to … Read more