Browse an exciting collection of scientific, historical and cultural facts about space, galaxies, the planets and other objects in the solar system. The latest discoveries, space-related features, …

The initial “glow” of the Big Bang can be seen throughout space today as the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB). Because the universe has now expanded out beyond 13.7 billion …

When you look at a star (or any object in space) you are seeing how it looked in the past. The Sun appears as it was 8.5 minutes ago. The view of Alpha Centauri is 4.3 years old, while the …

Jul 30, 2012 · A collection of cool facts about the Sun and all the planets in our solar system (sorry Pluto). The Sun makes up 99.86% of the Solar System’s mass. Mercury is named after …

Solar System Facts The solar system was formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago by the collapse of a giant molecular cloud. The mass at its centre collected to form the Sun and a flat …

Galaxy Facts A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars, stellar objects (such as brown dwarfs and neutron stars), nebulae, an interstellar medium of gas and …

Jun 10, 2013 · Here’s a list of my 5 favourite interactive space visualisations that are both fantastically put together and visualise a particularly cool aspect of space or astronomy, I hope …

Jul 5, 2012 · A graphic showing all 8 planets in our solar system, Mercury through to Neptune, to scale where one pixel = 279.6 km. Scales were worked out with this very useful solar system …

Sun Facts The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. It is an almost perfect sphere of super-hot gases whose gravity holds the solar system together. The energy produced by the …

Solar Eclipse Facts What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse is a natural event that takes place on Earth when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun (this is also known as an …