The moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, is a rocky and cratered world. Though it seems to be forbidding and sterile, it’s actually a fascinating place, especially regarding what it’s made of. The most abundant elements that make up the moon are iron, silicon, and oxygen. The moon’s small core is made out of iron. Collisions […]
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When was the moon discovered? There is absolutely no simple answer to that question. The moon is such a conspicuous feature in the night sky, it is hard to say for sure when the very first person noted it. Based on the age of some rocks brought back to earth to study from Lunar landings,
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If you have observed the night sky, you would have noticed the Moon does not rise at the same spot every night nor does it rise at the same time. Ever wondered why this happens? There is a scientific explanation for this. To understand this phenomenon better, the revolution cycle of the Moon should first
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Where the moon is depends on the time of day and the day of the month. This is because the moon continually orbits around the Earth. Each orbit takes about 27.3 days. Because the Earth is also spinning on its own axis, the moon will only be visible to an observer on Earth for a
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It is quite common to hear references to people who discovered the various planets in the solar system, but it is rare to hear any reference to who discovered the moon. This is because the moon was never actually discovered. The Moon is Older than Life The analysis of moon rocks brought back by various
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Many people may not be aware of why the moon is important to us here on Earth. The evidence from the fossil record clearly shows that all life began in the oceans. At some stage, plants and creatures adapted to live on land. From the earliest land life, every living thing on land, from humans
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Comets are small, icy rock bodies that did not get incorporated into the Sun or the planets. They comprise of a nucleus, coma, hydrogen cloud, dust tail, and ion tail.
A regolith is a collective term referring to the blanket of powdery materials that cover the surface of several celestial bodies such as the earth, moon, and asteroids among many others. This blanket has a powdery appearance and texture because it is composed of fine debris such as soil, shattered rock, dust, and other small
Prominence refers to the sun sending out tongues of fire that reaches a great distance. It is usually called solar prominence. It is defined as a large and bright extension from the sun. It extends from the sun’s surface, usually in the shape of a loop. It is found that a prominence is usually starting
Thanks to Viktor Ambartsumian, a Soviet physicist, who proposed the existence of a protostar. Because of that much is known today about how stars are formed, dispelling unfounded beliefs of their origin.
