I thought it was about time we talked about Jupiter. Jupiter is, after all, the biggest planet in our Solar System. In fact, it’s almost big enough to be a star! Let’s explore some facts about Jupiter.
Facts About Jupiter
New Stars Being Formed in the Prawn Nebula
The Prawn Nebula or IC 4628, is immense region of space that is loaded with all the ingredients needed to form new stars – and it’s happening right before our very eyes!
NML Cygni – The Largest Star We Currently Know of in the Universe
You probably know that our Sun is a star. You also probably know that it is much larger than our own planet, Earth – in fact, you could fit around 1,000,000 Earth’s into the sun! But – do you know which star is largest star we currently know of?
The Facts About Newly Discovered Comet ISON
Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok. They are part of a night sky survey program called the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON). The comet was named after this program. Comet ISON will encounter the Sun on November 28, 2013.
A Star Near The End of It’s Life
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured this amazing image of a star nearing the end of it’s life. The above image is of a star known as U Camelopardalis. It is located near the North Celestial Pole and can be found in the constellation Camelopardalis – also known as The Giraffe.