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Curious why scientists and space agencies focus on Earth’s hot sister? This hub outlines seven compelling reasons to explore Venus — from studying runaway greenhouse effects and volcanism to testing atmospheric probes, assessing habitability, and planning future missions. Follow the links to in-depth posts on science goals, mission concepts, and what discoveries about Venus could mean for Earth.
In this hub post, explore 8 things that would happen if the Sun disappeared — from the immediate plunge into darkness and the loss of photosynthesis to orbital chaos, rapid cooling, and long-term ecological collapse. Each item links to a detailed follow-up post with science-backed timelines, visualizations, and practical survival scenarios.
This post lists and summarizes all known NASA Missions to Umbriel, the dark moon of Uranus, providing dates, mission types, and the key instruments or data returned. Use this concise reference to compare objectives, findings, and mission legacy and learn what each probe revealed about Umbriel.
This list compiles nine Mini-Neptunes with their measured radii (R⊕), masses (M⊕), and orbital periods (days), offering a quick reference for students, researchers, and curious readers. Each entry highlights essential physical parameters and orbital context to help you compare these sub-Neptune exoplanets and understand where they sit in the planet-size spectrum.
This comprehensive list compiles every astronaut born in December, presenting verified birthdates, brief biographies, mission summaries, and notable achievements. Ideal for researchers, space enthusiasts, and anyone marking December birthdays, the post provides concise profiles, key mission highlights, and links to deeper resources to help you explore the lives and contributions of astronauts born in December.
This article compiles profiles and mission histories of Mexican Astronauts, detailing backgrounds, flight assignments, and key accomplishments. It offers concise biographies, mission dates, and notable milestones to help readers understand Mexico’s contributions to human spaceflight.
This post catalogs 10 confirmed and candidate Intermediate Black Holes (IMBHs), presenting masses, detection methods, and host galaxies with distances. Explore observational evidence—from ULXs and globular-cluster candidates to dwarf-galaxy nuclei—and essential references in a concise, authoritative list for researchers, students, and curious readers.
Explore the 10 fastest spinning objects in space, from millisecond pulsars that rotate hundreds of times per second to engineered satellites breaking rotational records. This ranked hub explains each object’s spin rate, origin, and importance, and links to deeper posts on pulsars, white dwarfs, artificial rotors, and extreme astrophysical physics.
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Hi! I’m Elena. I’m a journalist who has been into astronomy since I was a kid. I founded this site to share tips and facts about astronomy and telescopes.If you are new around here and you want to get started with the hobby, check out our astronomy for beginners guide or the recommended gear page.
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