Sirius Star
The name of Sirius comes from the Greek word Seirios, which means glowing or scorching. Sirius is easily the brightest star in the night sky visible in the constellation Canis …
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Betelgeuse Star
Betelgeuse is a star in the constellation Orion that is really quite mysterious, much of this due to the fact that it may be about to transform into a very …
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy which also has alternate scientific names of M31 and NGC224, is the closest full-sized galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy, home of the Earth. …
The Universe
In this article, we will be discussing what the nature of the Universe is, its definition, size, properties, history, beginning, and other questions. The first question, which we will answer …
How Many Stars Are There?
On a clear night how many stars can be seen in the night sky? Well, that will depend on a number of different things. Are you in the Northern or …
Milky Way Galaxy
The Milky Way is our home galaxy; it contains our Solar System with the Sun and all of its planets. It got the name ‘Milky Way’ from the fact that …
Planets Like The Earth
We know that there are not really any planets like the Earth in our Solar System. Mars comes the closest but its atmosphere is far too thin, it is very …
What Is A Galaxy?
A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of matter consisting of stars and remnants of stars, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter as well. The word galaxy comes from …
Exoplanets
The definition of an exoplanet is a planet outside Earth’s Solar System, orbiting another star, or a rogue planet drifting aimlessly in space. These rogue planets are also known as …