Category: Lab Notes: Astronomy

A rogue planet, also known as an interstellar planet or free-floating planet, is a planetary-mass object that orbits the galaxy…

The Curiosity rover, officially known as Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), is NASA’s largest and most advanced Mars exploration vehicle to…

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is a landmark collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of…

A satellite is any object that orbits around another object in space, typically due to gravitational forces. In modern usage,…

Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) launched on January 18, 2024, marking the third private crew mission to the International Space Station…

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) launched on May 21, 2023, as the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station…

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) was a historic private spaceflight mission launched on April 8, 2022, marking the first fully private…

The shape and behavior of a candle flame differ dramatically between Earth and space due to the influence of gravity…

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s premier intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space. Established in 1975, ESA…

65803 Didymos is a near-Earth asteroid system that gained international prominence as the target of the first full-scale planetary defense…

Dimorphos is a small, near-Earth asteroid that serves as the moonlet in the binary asteroid system 65803 Didymos. It has…

2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid that captured global attention following its discovery on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS…

99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that has garnered significant scientific and public attention due to its size, close approaches…

Hygiea is the fourth-largest object in the asteroid belt and a particularly intriguing one due to its size, composition, and…

Pallas is the third-largest object in the asteroid belt and the second asteroid ever discovered, identified in 1802 by German…