![[Mount Everest.]](https://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/files/2023/02/ben-gao-EeITZDXMb0M-unsplash-2.jpg)
Each year around a thousand people attempt to reach the peak of Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain on Earth, rising up approximately 9 km above sea level. In Mars, the mountain Olympus Mons goes up about 22 km, which more than doubles the height of Mount Everest. Furthermore, Galileo Galilei observed that the Moon also has mountains. What about mountains on other types of astrophysical bodies? How tall are they? Can we climb them?…
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Get ready for the Great American Eclipse of 2017!
Are you one of the lucky ones who has seen a total solar eclipse in person? Whether you are a solar eclipse veteran or have yet to see your first one, the Great American Eclipse is coming Monday, August 21, 2017! All of North America will be able to see the Moon cover at least… Read more »