Category Archives: Solar System

Two big Black Holes found together

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Two colossal black holes appear to be orbiting one another in sort of a cosmic minuet at the center of a faraway galaxy formed when two separate galaxies collided, U.S. astronomers said on Wednesday. These two so-called supermassive black holes, … Continue reading →

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Chinaese Lunar Probe Ends Mission

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

China’s lunar probe has ended its 16-month life with a planned crash into the moon.Named for a moon goddess, the Chang’e-1 rammed into the lunar surface  after orbiting the moon thousandafters of times to map its surface.The probe was the … Continue reading →

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Andromeda Galaxy

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A Large Spiral Galaxy Wider and possibly brighter than our own Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy was once thought to be the dominant member of the Local Group of galaxies. Although it is Milky Way’s nearest large galactic neighbor, this … Continue reading →

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Oort Cloud

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Oort Cloud is an immense spherical cloud surrounding our Solar System. Extending about 30 trillion kilometers (18 trillion miles) from the Sun, it was first proposed in 1950 by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort. The vast distance of the Oort … Continue reading →

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