The Astronomer

Discover the cosmos!
Here you get the latest news about the universe fresh from the oven.

Known Galaxies



A galaxy is any of the
systems of stars and
interstellar matter that
make up the universe.

Black Holes



A black hole is a region
of spacetime where gravity
is so strong that nothing
can escape from it.

NASA enters the
solar atmosphere



A spacecraft has touched the
Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe
has now flown through the Sun’s
upper atmosphere

Weird things in
outer space



Space is dominated by
invisible electromagnetic
forces that we typically don’t
feel. It’s also of matter that
we never experience on Earth.

2021 Review



From commercial space race
to operations on the red planet,
space exploration was in the
public spotlight.

Humans in Space

 


Space Travel
in 2022

Space Travel
in 2022

The exciting
space exploration missions for 2022

19:49 - 02/01/2022

Journey to Mars

Journey to Mars

How NASA is preparing humans
for a journey to Mars


19:49 - 17/12/2021

Kessler Syndrome

Kessler Syndrome

How runaway space
junk could trap humans on earth


19:49 - 03/01/2022

China's Space Plan

China's Space Plan

China's ASTC has planned more than 40 space launches for 2022.

19:49 - 06/01/2022

Earth

 


Asteroid set to fly-by earth

Asteroid set to
fly-by earth

The rock will pass earth at a distance of 1.98 million km.

19:49 - 06/01/2022

Earth Conditions

Earth Conditions

The Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought.

19:49 - 05/01/2022

Earth Climate Change

Earth Climate Change

There have been a large variation in the Earth's climate.

19:49 - 12/12/2021

Pacific
Tic-Tac-Toe

Pacific
Tic-Tac-Toe

The lines in the ocean are a common atmospheric feature

19:49 - 29/12/2021

Space Tech

 


Webb Telescope

 

Webb Telescope

 

Webb will show us things never before seen by any other telescope

19:49 - 12/12/2021

2022 Space Technologies

2022 Space Technologies

The Five Biggest Space Technology Trends For 2022

19:49 - 12/12/2021

Redwire Corporation

Redwire Corporation

The Face Of Space Exploration Over The Next Decade

19:49 - 03/01/2022

High-Tech
Sleeping Bag

High-Tech
Sleeping Bag

In space, astronauts can suffer from vision problems.

19:49 - 13/12/2021

            
Solar System
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Neptune
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                Age:   4,603 × 10^9 years
                Mass:   1,989 × 10^30 kg
                Gravity:   274 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:   5504,85º C
                Classification:  G2 V star
                Distance to Earth:   149.600.000 km

The Sun

                
                Age:  4,503 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  3,285 × 10^23 kg
                Gravity:  3,7 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  178,889 °C
                Classification:  Terrestrial World
                Distance to Earth:  77 million km

Mercury

                
                Age:  4,503 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  4,867 × 10^24 kg
                Gravity:  8,87 m/s²
                Rotation:  Clockwise
                Temperature:  482° C
                Classification:  Terrestrial World
                Distance to Earth:  61 million kilometers

Venus

                
                Age:  4,543 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  5.97237×1024 kg
                Gravity:  9,807 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  14.9°C
                Classification:  Terrestrial World

Earth

                
                Age:  4,603 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  6,39 × 10^23 kg
                Gravity:  3,721 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  -63° C
                Classification:  Terrestrial World
                Distance to Earth:  54.6 million kilometers

Mars

                
                Age:  4,603 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  1,898 × 10^27 kg
                Gravity:  24,79 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  -145º Celsius
                Classification:  Gas Giant
                Distance to Earth:  588 million kilometers

Jupiter

                
                Age:  4,503 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  5,683 × 10^26 kg
                Gravity:  10,44 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  -178º Celsius
                Classification:  Gas Giant
                Distance to Earth:  1.2 billion km

Saturn

                
                Age:  4,503 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  8,681 × 10^25 kg
                Gravity:  8,87 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  -213,889º Celsius
                Classification:  Ice Giant
                Distance to Earth:  2.6 billion kilometers

Uranus

                
                Age:  4,503 × 10^9 years
                Mass:  1,024 × 10^26 kg
                Gravity:  11,15 m/s²
                Rotation:  Counterclockwise
                Temperature:  -225º Celsius
                Classification:  Ice Giant
                Distance to Earth:  4.3 billion kilometers

Neptune

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time

For the first time in history, a spacecraft hastouched
the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through
the Sun's upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled
particles and magnetic fields there.