Throughout history humans have gazed at the sky for timekeeping, to navigate the vast oceans, and to decide when to plant crops. The desire to know more drove humans to study space and celestial objects in detail. Thus the natural science Astronomy born. Let’s take a look at the different branches of astronomy, and the…
Mercury is the smallest of all the planets in the solar system. It’s also the nearest planet to the Earth. Mercury is even smaller than some moons in the solar system. Despite the fact that Mercury has been observed my humans for over 2000 years, little is known about it compared to other planets in…
Earth is the most unique planet in the solar system since it supports a wide range of plant and animal species, both terrestrial and aquatic. Planet Earth is also home to over 7 billion people, yet the vast majority of them know little about it. If you’re among the people who barely know about Planet…