Tag Archives : Solar System

When it comes to designer watches that are to exult a sense of exclusivity and tell time in the most unique of fashions, then the name ZIIIRO stands apart from the crowd as one of the most creative watch manufacturers that are well known to push the boundaries of horology designs in a unique artistic way. ZIIIRO has now come out with it latest line [...]

An animation made with data from observatories and amateur astronomers shows the location of all known asteroids in the solar system. The video begins with the year 1980 and will gradually increase the number of points as the years pass and make new discoveries made. The new asteroids appear flashing white and appear to “follow” the Earth‘s [...]

Scientists said the existence of large quantities of ice and organic compounds in the surface of asteroids. The discovery suggests that some of these bodies, along with commentary, were responsible for transporting water to the primordial Earth. For a long time, astronomers believed that it was not possible to find significant amount of water in these [...]

Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is all sent to launch a solar powered spacecraft Ikaros in space on May 18. Ikaros is essentially a spacecraft which will be powered by solar sails and will cruise through solar system and will explore deep space like never before. It is first of its kind interplanetary kite on a deep space mission that [...]

The current movie hit Avatar shows humans visiting ‘the habitable – and inhabited – alien moon called Pandora.’ Such ‘life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction.’ Soon, what science fiction used to offer in the realm of habitable moons may just become a reality with the [...]

Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) had made an impact into Cabeus crater near south pole of Moon on 9th October and had kicked up debris as high as one mile. Scientists have analyzed the plume of the debris and concluded that it was frozen water. It seems quite a significant quantity of water was thrown up when LCROSS crashed [...]

If you were wondering how you could get all the planets’ names correct and what their positions are, you would not need to go to the science club or the planetarium anymore. Considering how bad you are at things like Mars and Jupiter, you may perhaps consider buying the Rotating Planets Ceiling Light. It comes complete with all the planets and [...]