Almost everyone has seen a meteor, or "shooting star," at one time or another. But at certain times of the year, it's likely to see large numbers of meteors. What do we call this event?
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On March 10, 1982, a very rare event occurred where all of the planets and the moon were lined up on the same side of the sun.
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A celestial event that frightened ancient people with its appearance in the sky.
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Many stars in the night sky that appear as single spots of light are two stars too close to each other for us to distinguish, stars that rotate together around a single center of mass. What do we call these pairs?
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We can't really see these objects, we can only recognize their effects on nearby stars. They are objects so huge that their gravitational field prevents even light from escaping.
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What do we call the evident path of a meteoroid when it invades the Earth's atmosphere?
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What do we call a chunk of remains from the Solar System when it has reached the ground?
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This phenomenon occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun. The sky grows dark, and, for a few minutes, day turns into night. To primitive peoples, this event can be very frightening.
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Stars live a long time, but not forever. Most stars quietly burn out, but if a star is massive enough, it may explode and become bright enough to be seen even during the daytime. What do we call these huge outbursts?
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Several small bodies are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Some of them were once classified as planets, but now we use another name for them. What is it?
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