Category Archives: Solar System

A massive robot and Japan’s first room in space are set for delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) next week aboard NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour. Canada’s two-armed robot, named Dextre for its nimble capabilities, should give astronauts a break … Continue reading →

The most massive planet in our solar system, with four planet-sized moons and many smaller moons, Jupiter forms a kind of miniature solar system. Jupiter resembles a star in composition. In fact, if it had been about eighty times more … Continue reading →