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  1. What is the biggest star we know? - NASA

    Question: What is the biggest star we know? Answer: The largest known star (in terms of mass and brightness) is called the Pistol Star. It is believed to be 100 times as massive as our Sun, …

  2. StarChild: The Universe - NASA

    The universe is a huge wide-open space that holds everything from the smallest particle to the biggest galaxy. No one knows just how big the Universe is. Astronomers try to measure it all …

  3. StarChild: Eris - NASA

    Eris is the largest known dwarf planet in our solar system. It is a little larger than Pluto. Eris is about 2400 kilometers wide. Eris was first found by a team of astronomers at Palomar …

  4. Olympus Mons - NASA

    Olympus Mons is the tallest mountain in the solar system. Its peak is over 26 kilometers above its base. Olympus Mons is called a shield volcano because of its shape. The volcano is very tall, …

  5. StarChild: The Universe - NASA

    The universe is a vast expanse of space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence. The universe contains all of the galaxies, stars, and planets. The exact size of the universe is …

  6. StarChild: The Solar System - NASA

    The Sun is the biggest object in our solar system. It contains more than 99% of the solar system's mass. Astronomers think the solar system is more than 4 billion years old. Astronomers are …

  7. StarChild: Space Probes - NASA

    It is the biggest and most expensive probe to ever visit another planet. The Cassini spacecraft went into orbit around Saturn in July 2004. It has studied the planet, its ring system, and many …

  8. What is the shape of the universe? - NASA

    The geometry of the universe is often expressed in terms of the "density parameter", which is defined as the ratio of the actual density of the universe to the critical density that would be …

  9. When did the first stars form in the universe? - NASA

    Results from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) released in February 2003 show that the first stars formed when the universe was only about 200 million years old. …

  10. How old is the universe? - NASA

    Jul 21, 2023 · An alternative approach to estimate is the age of the universe is to measure the "Hubble constant". The Hubble constant (H0) is a measure of the current expansion rate of the …