star system
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A Universe of Galaxies
When the earliest astronomers and philosophers looked up at the night sky, they never could have imagined a sight like this. What if I told you there are only four single stars in this image? That’s right. Four. The rest…
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How Big is the Milky Way?
How big is our galaxy, anyway? And more than that — how do we know? Consider that we can’t really take a photo like this of our galaxy. We’re inside it, and space travel has not advanced to the point…
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Discovery of the Milky Way
Ever seen this before? It’s not a sight that most of the developed world gets to see — at least not all the time. Light pollution from major cities completely obscures this view. Even in the suburbs where I live,…
