Via space.com
New Dwarf Planet Discovered
Many space enthusiasts feel sorry for Pluto: it was reclassified as a dwarf planet and even used as a verb—”to pluto” something is to devalue and downgrade it. But new evidence suggests …
Tag: Planets
Find all stories on Planets in this tag archive.
Via nasa.gov
Hubble’s Beautiful Close-Up Image of the Crab Nebula
In yet another image and discovery that are difficult to comprehend fully, NASA has delved into the core of Taurus’ Crab Nebula—via the Hubble Telescope—and released an up-close image that shows the …
The Universe in Your Hand
$18.00
Writer and physicist, Christophe Galfard (who was supervised at Cambridge by Stephen Hawking) explains and explores incredibly complex ideas in his book “The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time …
Diesel Living + Seletti Love Space and Machines
Taking the boredom out of tableware, one plate at a time
Via vimeo.com
Friends Build a Scale Model of the Solar System in the Desert
Upon realizing that scale photos of the solar system are basically impossible to come across, a group of friends—led by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh—set out to create the ultimate planetary representation …
Via theverge.com
NASA Discovers Earth 2.0
A newly discovered planet—called Kepler-452b—is so similar to Earth that NASA has dubbed it Earth 2.0. The far-off planet rests roughly 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus and orbits inside …
Via nytimes.com
NASA’s Long-Awaited Image of Pluto
Nearly a decade ago, NASA launched its New Horizons spacecraft into space, tasked with exploring our vast solar system and sending information home. After over three billion miles of flight, it has …
Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space
$24.00
Professor Astro Cat is the illustrated star of a beautiful book aimed at space-interested youngsters. Created by quantum physicist Dr Dominic Walliman and award-winning illustrator Ben Newman—and published by Nobrow’s children’s book …