Source: Arcadia Street

Dwarf Planets: Miniature in size, large in number

Source: The Big Blog Theory

After the Pluto “planet or not” debacle a few years back, the celestial mass that had once claimed a spot as the ninth planet in our solar system was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Before planets were classified as dwarf planets, many astronomers attempted to classify every planet they discovered as a main planet. Had that system stuck, students would have well over twenty planets to remember today.

Jupiter’s Vast Ocean Of Hydrogen

Source: NWC

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From the Sun’s superhuman strength to leaving a permanent mark on the Moon, the six most fascinating and interesting facts about space:

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A fabulous GIF exploring the size of the earth in perspective to the rest of space. We are small.