Asteroids cannot be larger than Earth for several reasons. If an asteroid were the size of Earth, it would no longer be an asteroid. This is because an object with the diameter of Earth would possess the required size to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium and, therefore, would be classified as a planet or dwarf planet. Continue … Read more
Europe is the second smallest continent on Earth, whilst Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system. Still, there’s no comparison regarding which one is bigger as the former is a flat land mass with a surface area of 10.53 million square kilometers and a volume of 420 million cubic kilometers while Ganymede is a … Read more
Europe is the second smallest continent on Earth, whilst the Moon is the fifth largest natural satellite in our solar system. Still, there’s no comparison regarding which one is bigger as the former is a flat land mass with a surface area of 10.53 million square kilometers and a volume of 420 million cubic kilometers while … Read more
The term “interstellar” literally means between the stars and describes the regions of space between solar systems. These areas contain sparse collections of gas, dust, and plasma. Interstellar clouds are the areas where this space material is more highly concentrated and the place where many stars are born. Continue reading to explore interstellar clouds, how … Read more
The main differences between Titania and Charon are that Titania is the bigger of the two with a diameter of 1576.8km while Charon’s diameter is 1,212km, Charon orbits Pluto while Titania orbits Uranus and Titania may have water ice under its surface whereas Charon is unlikely to have the same. There are various other differences … Read more
Europe is the second smallest continent on Earth, whilst Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. Still, there’s no comparison regarding which one is bigger as the former is a flat land mass with a surface area of 10.53 million square kilometers and a volume of 420 million cubic kilometers while Mercury is a … Read more
Europe is the second smallest continent on Earth, whilst Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system. Still, there’s no comparison regarding which one is bigger as the former is a flat land mass with a surface area of 10.53 million square kilometers and a volume of 420 million cubic kilometers while Mars is … Read more
Europe is the second smallest continent on Earth, whilst Europa is the sixth largest moon in our solar system. Still, there’s no comparison regarding which one is bigger as the former is a flat land mass with a surface area of 10.53 million square kilometers and a volume of 420 million cubic kilometers while Europa is … Read more
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, is roughly 90% the size of Earth’s moon but far, far brighter. This is because the distant world of Europa is a giant ball of ice. Still, scientists believe this moon could have a similar composition to Earth, and that heat and friction internally could cause icy lava plumes to erupt from … Read more
If Earth stopped spinning, everything on its surface would continue to move at hundreds of miles per hour. This would wipe out almost everything on Earth’s surface, and life as we know it would be destroyed. Continue reading to discover what would happen on an Earth that began to spin faster or slower than its … Read more