Astronomy

Actually, solar eclipse and lunar eclipse occur at the same frequent on any given period. Total solar eclipses are very rare events for any given place on Earth because totality is only seen where the Moon’s umbra touches the Earth’s surface, thus it only covering certain relatively small area of the world. On the other […]

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Astronomers spent mostly of his/her time with the telescope.
This is generally untrue. Contrary to popular belief, astronomers don’t spend most of their time using telescopes. Typically, they only use telescopes for a few nights a year. In order to make the most of the limited telescope time, astronomers spend weeks preparing observing runs. This includes […]

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This basketball-size meteorite founded by Mars rover Opportunity on the plain of Meridiani Planum, while exploring where the spacecraft’s heat shield hit the ground. Project scientists have named this nickel-iron meteorite rock as Spongebob. (Picture credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell)
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Hydra (Sea dragon) is largest constellation in the night sky. Covering area of 1,302.844 square degree, or 3.16% of the whole sky, the constellation had at least 68 stars that can be seen with naked eyes. On the other side, smallest constellation is Crux Australis (Southern Cross). It is only covering area of 68.477 square […]

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Venus is spinning so slowly, even slower than its orbital period. It makes one day in Venus take longer than one year (one day in Venus is equivalent with 243 days in Earth, and one year in Venus is equivalent than 225 Earth day). Venus is also spinning from east to west—opposite than another planet […]

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Our Sun is a largest object in solar system, at diameter (in the equator) 1.392.140 km. In second place is Jupiter, with 142.984 km. Next place is Saturn (120.536 km), Uranus (41.118 km), and Neptune (49.600 km). Our Earth is in the sixth place with diameter 12.756 km, followed by Venus (12.103 km), and Mars […]

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Theoretically, the longest a total solar eclipse can last is 7 minutes and 31 seconds. The longest recorded solar eclipse lasted by 7 minutes and 8 seconds in Philippines on 1955. A 7 minute 29 second solar eclipse will be takes place in the middle of Atlantic Ocean on July 17th, 2186.
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