Double Star or Binary Star systems contain two stars that rotate around their common center of gravity. In these systems, the brighter or larger star is referred to as the primary star and the smaller or dimmer star is referred to as the secondary star.
Here is a collection of 7 stunning pictures of Planet Earth as seen from Outer Space that you haven’t seen before.
Since the last post focused on the Planet Mars, I thought it would be worth highlighting the two tiny moons that light up the Martian night sky. The names of the moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos.
You know it had to happen sooner or later! After six years of performing valuable scientific research on the planet Mars, the Spirit Rover has found it’s final parking spot. On January 26, 2010, NASA designated the once mobile robot a “stationary science platform.”
While some may think that the first manned spaceship was built by the United States, it was actually built by the Soviet Union. It was called the Vostok 1 and boy was it an interesting piece of technology surrounded by some major controversy.