Albedo

Albedo

Albedo is a scientific term that describes how much sunlight a surface reflects compared to how much it absorbs. It plays a key role in Earth’s climate system, as different…
Blood Moon

Blood Moon

A blood moon is a striking astronomical event that occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon. Instead of disappearing completely, the…
The Van Allen Belts

The Van Allen Belts

The Van Allen radiation belts are two layers of energetic charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field. They form a protective shield around the planet, blocking much of the dangerous…
The Heliosphere

The Heliosphere

The heliosphere is a vast bubble-like region surrounding our solar system, created by the continuous flow of charged particles from the Sun known as the solar wind. It acts as…