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This hub highlights the 10 most important astronomers in history, from ancient skywatchers to modern cosmologists, outlining each figure’s key discoveries, historical context, and lasting influence on science and culture. Click through to detailed posts for biographies, timelines, primary works, and suggested reading to understand how each astronomer shaped our view of the universe.
Explore a complete list of 14 Jovian Planets — massive gas giants with key data on mass, radius, moons and rings. This post provides easy-to-read tables and comparisons to help you understand each planet’s size, satellites, and ring systems. Dive in to compare their masses, radii, and moon counts at a glance.
Explore the six space agencies driving the modern space race in this hub post. Each agency profile links to deeper articles covering missions, budgets, partnerships, and technologies reshaping lunar, orbital, and interplanetary exploration. Learn who’s leading the new space race and click through for full profiles and in-depth analysis.
Explore the complete list of NASA Missions to Mercury — Mariner 10 and MESSENGER — with launch years, mission types, and key achievements. This concise guide shows how Mariner 10 performed the first flybys and how MESSENGER orbited Mercury to map its surface and study its magnetic field.
Explore 10 captivating facts about Mars, from towering volcanoes and vast canyons to traces of ancient water and headline-making rover discoveries. This hub highlights what makes the Red Planet so fascinating and links to deeper posts on geology, atmosphere, missions, and habitability.
This post compiles every Space Missions to Deimos — a complete, chronological list of 14 missions that have flown by, imaged, or attempted to study Mars’s smaller moon. Each entry includes year(s), agency, and the type of interaction, with context and key highlights for readers and researchers.
Explore the Moons of Eris in this concise, up-to-date reference. This post lists the known moon Dysnomia with its discovery date, orbital period and estimated diameter, plus quick context about Eris and observational history for students and space enthusiasts.
Explore eight striking consequences of Einstein’s relativity that shape phenomena across the universe. This hub post summarizes time dilation, gravitational lensing, frame-dragging, black hole effects and more, and links to detailed articles that explain each effect with visuals and real-world examples.
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About Little Astronomy
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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