Our Universe, Explored
Comets, often described as cosmic snowballs, are fascinating celestial bodies composed of ice, dust, and rocky material. They are the frozen remnants from the time of the solar system’s formation over 4.6 billion years ago. As they orbit the Sun, …
Asteroids are rocky remnants from the early stages of the solar system’s formation approximately 4.6 billion years ago. These celestial bodies are primarily found orbiting the sun, with a significant number of them gathered between Mars and Jupiter in an …
Meteorites are celestial objects that originate from space and survive their passage through the Earth’s atmosphere to reach the surface. Often confused with similar terms such as asteroids and meteoroids, these space rocks have distinct characteristics and life cycles. Asteroids …
Meteor showers are a spellbinding natural phenomena where multiple meteors streak across the night sky when Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind by comets or asteroids. These meteors, often colloquially referred to as “shooting stars,” are actually …
Sunspots, solar winds, and solar flares are some of the most intriguing phenomena associated with the Sun. Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the Sun’s photosphere that appear as spots darker than the surrounding areas. They are caused by concentrations of …
A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow over the moon’s surface. Unlike solar eclipses, which are only visible from specific areas on Earth, …
A solar eclipse is a captivating astronomical event where the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking the Sun’s light. This phenomenon can only occur at new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction …
The Oort Cloud is a theoretical massive spherical shell enveloping our solar system’s known components. This distant region is postulated to be the source of long-period comets—those with orbits stretching far beyond the paths of the planets, taking hundreds to …
The Kuiper Belt is a vast, circumstellar region in the outer Solar System, extending from Neptune’s orbit at about 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. Often likened to the more familiar asteroid belt, the Kuiper …
The asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc that occupies a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This vast collection of predominantly rocky bodies is an integral part of our solar system’s structure. The belt is not …