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What Are Black Holes? Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. (Image: © Alain R. | Wikimedia Commons) Black holes are some of the strangest and most fascinating objects in outer space. They're extremely dense, with such strong gravitational attraction that even l

The $1.1 billion Juno mission launched toward Jupiter in August 2011 and arrived in orbit around the planet in July 2016. Since then, it's examined the planet during its long, looping orbits to learn about its interior, cloud patterns and weather, magnetic field, radiaton and more. The aurora is ca

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Everything You Need to Know About Hypothetical Sun Megastructure, the Dyson Sphere If feasible, the Dyson Sphere has the potential to harness the power of the sun and send it back to earth to power all of civilization. Remember when scientists discovered Tabby’s Star? Also known as KIC 8462852,

A satellite doesn't necessarily have to be a tin can spinning through space. The word "satellite" is more general than that: it means a smaller, space-based object moving in a loop (an orbit) around a larger object. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, for example, because gravity locks it i

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