Recently, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office has announced that a newly discovered asteroid, named 2023 DW, has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 23 years, potentially on Valentine’s Day in 2046. The asteroid is approximately the size of … Continue reading Newly Discovered Asteroid Could Impact Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046 | The Inquisitive Journal
Have you ever wondered what life on Earth was like before humans existed? Or have you ever imagined what the planet looked like in its earliest days, when it was still a hot, molten ball of rock? Well, scientists may … Continue reading A Brief Overview of Earth’s History: From Molten Rock to Modern Humans
The solar system is a collection of celestial objects, including eight planets, that orbit the sun. It is one of over 500 known solar systems in the Milky Way galaxy, and is located in the Orion star cluster. Out of … Continue reading Exploring the Fascinating World of the Solar System
The Sun is in the middle of the Solar System and the Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun, making Mercury and Venus between Earth and the Sun. If this is true, Mercury and Venus should only be seen from the lit side of the planet, since it is always between the Sun and Earth. If Mercury and Venus are always on the lit side of Earth then how do we see them both in the night sky? Continue reading How is it we see Venus?
Seven Earth-size planets have been found huddled around an ultra-cool, red dwarf star. They could be little more than chunks of rock blasted by radiation, or cloud-covered worlds as boiling hot as Venus. On the other hand, they could harbor exotic life, thriving under twilight skies like that you see on the movie “Avatar”. Scientists are pondering the possibilities after this week’s announcement: the discovery of seven worlds orbiting a small, cool star some 40 light-years (or 240 TRILLION miles) away, all of them in the ballpark of our home planet in terms of their heft (mass) and size (diameter). … Continue reading 7 Earth-Sized Planets Found!
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