Apart from the planets, their satellites i.e. the Moon, asteroids also revolve around the planets in space. These are not satellites, rather they have been called minor planets or asteroids, because in structure they are similar to the planets. The second reason for calling them planets is that they revolve around the sun. While satellites…
Modern science has extended the scope of human vision beyond our solar system by making huge telescopes. The solar system is present in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is also said to have 4 circular parts, out of which our solar system is continuously revolving around the galaxy in the outermost circle….
Our Earth faces asteroids every day. Whenever an asteroid passes near the Earth, space agencies monitor it. If the direction of the asteroid is towards the Earth and it collides with our planet, it can cause great devastation. For this reason the next 2 days are going to be important. Today and tomorrow 5 asteroids…
NASA’s Asteroid Alert warns about rocky fragments coming close to Earth. These days, asteroid alerts are being issued by the space agency almost every day. These rock fragments continue to pass near the earth. In such a situation, asteroids have become a subject of interest for people interested in astronomical activities including space scientists. There…
The celestial bodies present in the solar system, which was formed 4.6 billion years ago, include planets, satellites, asteroids and comets etc. which make up the entire solar system. All of them revolve around the Sun. Compared to the Earth, the Sun is said to be 13 lakh times bigger than it and is continuously…
There have been incidents of meteorites falling on Earth, but what happened this time is strange. A meteorite fell on a woman in France. At the time of the incident the woman was with her friend and was drinking coffee. The good thing is that the woman was not seriously injured. Initially the woman and…
Asteroids are continuously rotating in space. But they revolve around the Sun, not the planets. However, they are said to be made of the same material from which planets are made. That is why they are also called asteroids. Are. Scientists keep tracking them continuously. Besides, the American Space Agency is also studying asteroids. Asteroids…
Asteroids are sometimes also called small planets. NASA says that these are rocky fragments left scattered in the solar system at the time of its origin 4.6 billion years ago. NASA has given the number of asteroids as 1,299,398. That means about 13 lakh asteroids have been identified so far. Talking about the asteroids of…
Even space scientists have very little information available so far about the mysterious world of space. Space is immeasurable and its other end may never be within reach of humans. It is difficult to imagine what the space billions of light years away holds within itself. There are many types of celestial bodies present in…
Space scientists have discovered a lot about the solar system. Apart from 8 planets, a large number of satellites and asteroids are also present in it. Asteroids can also collide with a large celestial body by getting attracted by its gravity. If we look at the size of the Earth itself, its diameter is 12,756…