How do people get to the places they want to go? How can they tell how far it is from one place to another? People use maps to find the answers to these questions and many others. A map is a drawing of an area such as a state or a country. Maps show mountains, cities , river...
With its first-ever landing on the far side of the Moon last year, China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe opened a new chapter of lunar exploration. Next up is the Chang'e-5 mission, which is expected to launch this month. But before that, let's review China's lunar expl...
The article assesses the height of the double star Gamma Velorum, which is 47° south of the celestial equator, from an observer living at latitude 40° North. For a person living at that coordinate, the altitude of the celestial ...
But a degree of longitude, one degree east or west, is a different distance at different points on the globe. At the equator, a degree of longitude is the same as a degree of latitude, about 69 miles (111 km). But it decreases as you move closer to the north or south pole. ...
There isn’t a simple way to measure the strength of a geomagnetic storm, but this one was given the highest rating of G5, which hasn’t been used since 2003. One thing that was particularly notable about this geomagnetic storm was how far south of the North Pole the auroras were visibl...
That is, only about a third of the missions launched thus far have ended in "success," meaning that they've made a trip to Mars intact. While it's easy to be optimistic about the nearly one-third of rovers that have provided us with valuable information, it's not as easy to cheerlea...
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other spacefaring nations, and evencommercial playersare interested in whether water ice is buried within the dark craters of the moon's south pole. If the ice could be mined, the water could be used for drinking and making rocket fuel. The latter could turn the moon into something akin to...
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They were “very lucky with the weather”, says Chile’s deputy minister for the navy,Carolina Echeverrla. That was one of only two accidents last season, with a similar number the previous year and one so far this season. Help is usually not far away. Although cruise ships plan their ...