Category Archives: Solar System

THE BIG BANG: It sure was BIG!! The Hubble Telescope’s deepest view of the universe teaches us about the beginning INTRODUCTION We certainly know that our universe exists, however, this knowledge alone has not satisfied mankind’s quest for further understanding. … Continue reading →

There are many popular myths concerning black holes, many of them perpetuated by Hollywood. Television and movies have portrayed them as time-traveling tunnels to another dimension, cosmic vacuum cleaners sucking up everything in sight, and so on. It can be … Continue reading →

A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called the primary. Technically, the term natural satellite could refer to a planet orbiting a star, or a dwarf galaxy orbiting a … Continue reading →

Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a dynamical side. They have close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers and overflowing sites of new star birth as the colliding … Continue reading →