Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
What does the COBE satellite detect?
Space & NavigationPeering Back to the Dawn of Time: What COBE Taught Us Back in November 1989, NASA launched a satellite that would change everything we thought we knew about the universe. Seriously, it was a game-changer. This was COBE, the Cosmic Background Explorer, and its mission was simple, yet profound: to study the cosmic microwave background
Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
What is Edwin Hubble best known for?
Space & NavigationEdwin Hubble: The Man Who Showed Us the Universe Was Bigger Than We Thought Edwin Hubble, what a name, right? He wasn’t just any astronomer; he was the guy who blew our minds by proving the universe was way bigger than anyone imagined. Before Hubble came along (we’re talking 1889-1953, by the way), most folks
Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
When was the last time we had a total lunar eclipse?
Space & NavigationRemember That Blood Moon? The Last Total Lunar Eclipse Okay, space fans, let’s talk about that awesome celestial show we had not too long ago. If you were up late (or really early!) on March 13-14, 2025, and had clear skies, you might have caught it: the last total lunar eclipse! For those of us
Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
How do you find the sine cosine and tangent values given a point on a circle?
Space & NavigationCracking the Circle Code: Sines, Cosines, and Tangents Made Easy Trigonometry can seem daunting, right? All those angles and sides… But at its heart, it’s really about relationships. And one of the coolest relationships is how a simple point on a circle can reveal the sine, cosine, and tangent of an angle. Forget complicated formulas
Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
How tall is the original bird girl statue?
Space & NavigationEver Wonder How Tall the Real “Bird Girl” Statue Is? Okay, so you’ve probably seen the “Bird Girl” statue, right? Maybe even on the cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – that book practically made it famous! But have you ever stopped to think, “Hmm, I wonder how tall that thing
Posted on April 22, 2022 (Updated on August 4, 2025)
What year did Cassini crash into Saturn?
Space & NavigationCassini’s Goodbye Plunge: Saying Farewell to Saturn The Cassini-Huygens mission? A total game-changer. This incredible partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) gave us nearly two decades of groundbreaking Saturn exploration. Launched way back on October 15, 1997, Cassini wasn’t just a spacecraft; it was our ticket to