Curious Cosmic Places
Join us as we explore the cosmos and some of the most interesting cosmic bodies (places) in the universe.
A NASA Spacecraft Is About To Land on an Asteroid 334 Million Kilometers From Earth
October 19, 2020
A NASA Spacecraft Is About To Land on an Asteroid 334 Million Kilometers From Earth
The countdown has begun for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to land on asteroid Bennu, a massive space rock zooming through the…
Entrance to Inner Mars; HiRISE Camera Spots Massive Lava Tube on the Red Planet
October 15, 2020
Entrance to Inner Mars; HiRISE Camera Spots Massive Lava Tube on the Red Planet
Mars is our best bet for alien life. Although we’ve read news about traces of alien organisms found within the…
Incredible Resemblance: Snow-Capped Mountains On Pluto Resembles Those on Earth
October 14, 2020
Incredible Resemblance: Snow-Capped Mountains On Pluto Resembles Those on Earth
Pluto is really an amazing place. Although no longer classified as a planet, Pluto remains one of the solar system’s…
5 Terrifying Planets with Conditions Even Fantasy Movies Can’t Recreate
October 10, 2020
5 Terrifying Planets with Conditions Even Fantasy Movies Can’t Recreate
Strange alien worlds are often shown to us in cinema and on television, and there is often a “theme” on…
Mars will Outhsine Jupiter this Month in a Cosmic Event That Won’t Repeat Until 2035
October 2, 2020
Mars will Outhsine Jupiter this Month in a Cosmic Event That Won’t Repeat Until 2035
Mars will be closer to our planet and will look brighter than Jupiter and Sirius, in a spectacular cosmic phenomenon…
Hopes of Alien Life on Mars Increase After New Satellite Images Reveal Network of Hidden Lakes
September 29, 2020
Hopes of Alien Life on Mars Increase After New Satellite Images Reveal Network of Hidden Lakes
Thanks to the MARSIS radar of the ESA Mars Express orbiter, a team led by Sebastian Emanuel Lauro and Elena…
A Cosmic Painting: Check Out This Stunning View of Cyclones on Jupiter’s North Pole
September 24, 2020
A Cosmic Painting: Check Out This Stunning View of Cyclones on Jupiter’s North Pole
The more we explore the solar system, the more we uncover its many wonders. Our cosmic neighborhood is a wonderful,…
The Sound of the Cosmos; Here’s Your Chance to Listen to the Stars of the Milky Way Galaxy
September 23, 2020
The Sound of the Cosmos; Here’s Your Chance to Listen to the Stars of the Milky Way Galaxy
Seeing the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy is an incredible feeling. Recently, I’ve started taking astrophotography pictures and have…
Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: Here Are 10 Things You Should Know
September 22, 2020
Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: Here Are 10 Things You Should Know
A team of astronomers from the Casa de Bello led a study that found an exoplanet dubbed LTT 9779 b.…
Infrared Maps of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Reveal Weird Underground Features
September 22, 2020
Infrared Maps of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Reveal Weird Underground Features
Data used to construct new infrared images of Saturn’s moon Enceladus provide strong evidence that the surface of the northern…