The celestial bodies known as centaurs are rocky dwarf planets situated in the middle section of the Solar System (between Jupiter and Pluto), which possess the attributes of both asteroids and comets. Centaurs were thought to be dormant spatial objects, but almost a year ago (on March 26, 2014, to be precise), scientists spotted two […]
Micromoon: Tonight’s Full Moon Will be Smallest of the Year
The apparent size of the Moon is determined by its distance from the Earth. Since the natural satellite’s orbit, like most orbits of celestial bodies, has the form of an ellipsis, the distance between Moon and Earth varies by 14% over the course of one lunation (the Moon’s 29-day rotation around the Earth). At 7:35 […]