Photo from FotoSearch On How Stuff Works website, the following question has been presented and answered… “How many teaspoons are there in a cubic light year? “This is such a great question because it really makes you think about the scale of the universe! Let’s take a look. “A good starting point is the teaspoon. [...]
M59 & M60, which are also known as Messier 59 and Messier 60, are two of four galaxies observed in the Virgo cluster. Billions (10+12) of stars are in both elliptical galaxies – which are estimated to be about 55 – 60 million light years away (10+23) while the asteroids observed are in our solar [...]
In the L.A. Times yesterday, there was an update on Voyager 1 which launched over 30 years ago and is getting very close to the edge of our solar system. Not only is that amazing – but Voyager 1 has traveled further than “any human-made object ever has” !! From Caltech, Ed Stone has been [...]
8 planets in the solar system! The planets in order from biggest to smallest diameters are: 1) Jupiter 142,984 km 2) Saturn 120,536 km 3) Uranus 51,118 km 4) Neptune 49,528 km 5) Earth 12,756 km 6) Venus 12,100 km 7) Mars 6,794 km 8 ) Mercury 4,879 km “Our galaxy – the Milky Way [...]