Space Stories

Stars are massive, glowing spheres of hot gas — primarily hydrogen and helium — that produce energy through nuclear fusion. They vary greatly in size, color, temperature, brightness, and lifespan.…

The Crab Nebula (cataloged as Messier 1 or M1) is one of the most studied and iconic objects in the night sky. Located about 6,500 light-years away in the constellation…

The Sun goes through regular cycles of activity known as solar cycles, each lasting about 11 years. The most energetic phase of this cycle is called solar maximum, or peak…

The idea of an asteroid striking Earth may sound like science fiction, but it’s a real possibility. In fact, Earth has been hit by large asteroids before — the most…

Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars outside of our Solar System. These distant worlds range from giant gas planets like Jupiter to rocky Earth-like planets, and they have revolutionized our…

We live inside a vast, spinning collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter called the Milky Way Galaxy. It stretches over 100,000 light-years in diameter, contains hundreds of billions…

The Asteroid Belt is a vast ring of rocky bodies orbiting the Sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter. It contains millions of asteroids — remnants from the early solar…