Explore Myths about Venus
Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
Read more
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is an Aztec deity representing the planet Venus and an apparition of ...
Read more
Maya astronomers had a remarkably accurate knowledge of the apparent motion of Venus. They ...
Read more
Scandinavian story-tellers spoke little about goddesses, who were rarely the chief characters ...
Read more
Explore Myths about other nearby planets
Mercury was the god of eloquence, games of chance, commerce, and story telling, and was the ...
Read more
Mercury was the prankster of the gods. And yet, in spite of his pranks, he won the affection ...
Read more
In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. Hindus believed in the existence ...
Read more
Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
Read more
Did you know?
Did
you know that
solar
eclipses are caused when the Earth passes through the Moon's shadow?
Did you know that Giovanni Schiaparelli's observations of channels on the surface of Mars was mistranslated, causing people to think there was life on Mars?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
QuaternaryxQuaternary : The Quaternary is the geologic time period comprising about the last 1.65 million years.
Click on the word to find out!
Research Highlights
Created in the first three minutes after the Big Bang, hydrogen and helium gave rise to all other elements in the universe. Stars made this possible. Through nuclear fusion, stars generated elements such...
Read more