Conversely, if you know a star’s luminosity, you can calculate its distance. How Many Galaxies Are in the Universe? There could be as many as two trillion galaxies in the universe. In the early 2000s, scientists estimated that there were 200 billion galaxies in the universe. However, in...
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waters plant pillows where Mizuna mustard greens are raised as part of the Veg-04B botany experiment. NASA Sustaining a permanent environment in space requires things many of us take for granted here on Earth: fresh air, water, food, a comfortable (and habitable) ...
Planets Kashyyyk Kashyyyk is the Wookiee homeworld, covered in dense forest. While Wookiees build their homes in the planet's trees, they are not a primitive species, and Kashyyyk architecture incorporates sophisticated technology. One of the last battles of the Clone Wars was fought here under th...
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"But I also know that I'm not the only person who can think that — of course we have Stephanie Wilson here today, but I mean that there are many, many people who made this mission happen, and there are people on orbit who will be taking this capsule home. It makes me very proud...
Read More: How Many Religions Are There? Which Are the Most Influential? 5. Which famous stone is known as the "Great Star of Africa." Cullinan I Hope Diamond Koh-i-Noor Tiffany Yellow Diamond The Cullinan I, also known as the "Great Star of Africa," is the largest colorless cut diam...
There are a handful of other knownexoplanets with three host stars, and quite a few out there with two suns. (This latter group is sometimes nicknamed "Tatooine" planets, after Luke Skywalker's home world in the "Star Wars" films.) ...
This trench is used to house many of the Death Star's main systems: Landing bays Drive thrusters Sensor arrays Tractor beam systems In addition to the main trench there are two supplementary trenches halfway between the equator and each pole that are used mostly for maintenance and secondary ...
How Many Canon Star Wars Games Are There? Considering Star Wars has been making its way to video game consoles for over four decades at this point, there are a lot of Star Wars games spread across the history of the series. To be specific, there are well over100 Star Wars games i...
"There are many more planets in our galaxy we haven't found yet, as many as 100 billion to 200 billion," says NASA Planet Hunter Dr. Jessie Christiansen. "It's mind-blowing."We've come a long way since the first exoplanet was discovered ov...