China’s Space Program Makes History

The space program belonging to the People's Republic of China began during the 1950s. At that time, the country developed a ballistic missile program when they felt threatened by the United States and Russia. However, space exploration did not begin until 2003 when Yang Liwei entered space aboard the Shenzhou 5. The program continually evolved over the [...]

By |2019-01-04T15:33:49+00:00January 5th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on China’s Space Program Makes History

The Comet Cometh: This Comet Came a Little too Close to Earth

Comet Wirtanen passed extremely close to Earth earlier this month and its approach was observable several days in advance. Up to a week in advance of its arrival, the comet could be observed with the naked eye in parts of Ireland. It was also observed and reported by Astronomy Ireland, a nonprofit educational organization based [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:16+00:00January 4th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on The Comet Cometh: This Comet Came a Little too Close to Earth

How Multiple Explosions in Space Causes Binary Stars

It is common knowledge that most of the stars that are detected on the space are binary stars or something close to that. There have been serious questions as to how these types of stars are formed. There have been several methods through which the binary star systems are formed. The problem is brought about by the [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:17+00:00October 26th, 2018|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on How Multiple Explosions in Space Causes Binary Stars

Fun Facts About Space

Space. It’s vast, and, as far as we know, never-ending. Because of this, it technically means that we will always have something new to learn. However, that doesn’t mean that we haven’t learned a great deal already. In fact, we technically know more about our solar system than we do our own oceans. With that [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:19+00:00September 12th, 2018|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on Fun Facts About Space