|
New! Search Science Daily or the entire web with Google: |
> more ...
Related Encyclopedia Articles> more ...
Related Book ReviewsTransit of Venus -- A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, obscuring a small portion of the Sun's ... > full article Neptune's natural satellites -- Neptune has 13 known moons. The largest by far is Triton, discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. It took a hundred years to discover the second, Nereid. ... > full article Deimos (moon) -- Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this hypothesis is still in some dispute. Like most bodies of its size, ... > full article Asteroid belt -- The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. Despite popular imagery, the ... > full article Dysnomia (moon of Eris) -- Dysnomia, is a moon of the dwarf planet Eris. The satellite is about 60 times fainter than Eris, and its diameter is estimated to be approximately eight times smaller. Astronomers now know that three ... > full article Uranus' natural satellites -- Uranus has 27 known moons. The first two moons (Titania and Oberon) were discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1787. Two more moons (Ariel and Umbriel) were discovered by William Lassell in ... > full article Eclipse -- An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow ... > full article Venus -- Venus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It is the brightest object in the night sky, except for the Moon, reaching an apparent magnitude of -4.6. Venus ... > full article Planet -- The International Astronomical Union defines "planet" as a celestial body that, within the Solar System that is in orbit around the Sun; has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid ... > full article Mercury (planet) -- Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the solar system, orbiting the Sun once every 88 days. It ranges in brightness from about −2.0 to 5.5 in apparent magnitude, but is not easily ... > full article The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth Elemental Geosystems, Fourth Edition The Winds of Change : Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations Apple Pro Training Series : Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7 (Apple Pro Training) The 12th Planet (The Earth Chronicles, Book 1) The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850 Roving Mars : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet National Geographic Atlas Of The World 7th Edition Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Africa (Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Guides Africa) Field Notes from a Catastrophe |