Solar flares are large explosions from the surface of the sun that emit intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. The intensity of the explosion determines what classification the flare belongs to. The most powerful are X-class flares, followed by M-, C-, and B-class; A-class flares are the smallest. These flares can be visible as bright flashes…
Category: Space
10 of The Biggest Meteor Impact Craters On Earth
Earth is perpetually bombarded with debris from outer space. Luckily for us, most of it burns up during entry through our atmosphere and we enjoy this bright burn in the night sky in the form of fleeting meteor showers. But on occasion, an object is so big it survives its entry through the atmosphere and…
Top 5 Interesting Facts About The Moon
After two unsuccessful attempts to launch its Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, NASA engineers are now performing maintenance on the Space Launch System rocket. At the same time, it remains at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. As the U.S. space agency works on its mission that will pave the way for putting…
10 Fascinating Astronomy Facts They Don’t Teach You At School
Space is vast and filled with weird and wonderful things. Some of the bizarre inhabitants and phenomena of our Universe are more astounding than even the most extreme sci-fi or space movie. This selection of some of the most mind-boggling facts about our cosmos takes a bite-sized look at our intriguing planet, Moon, Solar System,…
Where Nothing Escapes: A Deep Dive Into A Black Hole
The singularity at the center of a black hole is the ultimate no man’s land: a place where matter is compressed down to an infinitely tiny point, and all conceptions of time and space completely break down. And it doesn’t really exist. Something has to replace the singularity, but we’re not exactly sure what. Let’s…
Understanding the Night Sky – Types of Stars in the Milky Way – Part 1
For as long as man has gazed into the night sky, stars have been observed, dated, and analyzed. Stars have been used for celestial navigation and religious practices with many ancient astronomers believing they were immutable. They grouped the stars into constellations and used them to track planets and the inferred position of the Sun….