Dyson Sphere: Solar Energy on a Whole New Level

Dyson Spheres may sound totally fictional; however, they may be one of our best bets for energy beyond Earth’s resources.

28978 Ixion: Bright and Distant

28978 Ixion is a Kuiper Belt object discovered in 2001 by the Deep Elliptical Survey.

Quaoar

Quaoar lies in the Kuiper belt, along with its satellite, Weywot. Both are named after gods in the Tongva Native American beliefs.

Mini Biography: Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was one of the first astronomers to support a heliocentric model for the solar system rather than the common geocentric model.

Triton: A Moon with Seasons

Triton is Neptune’s largest moon. It is a scientific marvel because it experiences seasons that may give us clues into the effects of global warming on planets.

Chicxulub Impactor: The Dinosaur Killer

The Chicxulub crater is believed to be the result of an impactor striking Earth. This impactor is thought to have been responsible for the K-T Extinction that killed the dinosaurs.

Gonggong: A Dark Dwarf Planet

This dwarf planet is one of the largest in the solar system and one of the only major objects with a Chinese name. More information was only recently discovered about it, so until 2020, it had no official name.

Pathfinder: The Mars Mission that Revolutionized Mars Exploration

Pathfinder set a standard for NASA’s delivery of space vehicles to Mars for exploration while also collecting ground-breaking data on the Red Planet.

Water on Mars

As efforts grow to send explore and potentially colonize Mars, we first must locate a stable source of water from this small red planet. It is estimated Mars was once 1/5 water and may have held microbial life. However, Mars is currently a small, lifeless (although it may still contain microbial life) looking planet covered

Ceres: A Dwarf Planet Close to Home

Located in the asteroid belt (seen in Image 1) between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to Earth. It accounts for roughly one third of the asteroid belt. This may seem large; however, this puts its size at just over one fourth the size of our moon. In fact, out of all