Wilson da Silva‘Cosmic Spiderweb’ Mystery SolvedA puzzling image from the James Webb Space Telescope, which had astronomers stumped for months, has finally been explained.Oct 16, 20224Oct 16, 20224
The Happy NeuronWhy the Spacecraft That Touched the Sun Didn’t MeltThe Parker Solar Probe was the first to enter the Sun’s corona, where temperatures are well over a million degrees. It emerged unscathed.Jan 18, 20223Jan 18, 20223
The Happy NeuronWhy Is the Night Sky Dark? The Profound Solution to Olbers’ ParadoxIt may seem silly to wonder why it’s dark at night, but with so many stars in the universe, the night sky should be completely illuminated…Feb 13, 20213Feb 13, 20213
The Happy NeuronRocketing Towards the Dreaded Kessler SyndromeEarth has a space junk problem. The amount of debris from the collisions of rocket parts and defunct satellites is growing, bringing us…Feb 3, 20211Feb 3, 20211
The Happy NeuronFaster Than Light and the Big RipEinstein’s Relativity tells us the speed of light is the universal speed limit. Distant galaxies, though, are moving away from us much…Dec 31, 20202Dec 31, 20202
The Happy NeuronThere Are No Green StarsWhen astrophysicists peer into the universe, they see a nearly perfect rainbow spectrum of stars, from cooler red ones on one side to…Dec 20, 20203Dec 20, 20203
The Happy NeuronThe Sun Isn’t Hot Enough to ShineNuclear fusion requires 100 million degrees Kelvin, yet the Sun’s core can only reach 15 million. How then does it create light? A quantum…Dec 17, 20207Dec 17, 20207
Alastair WilliamsDreaming of Alpha CentauriInterstellar travel may only be a few decades away.Nov 17, 20203Nov 17, 20203
The Happy NeuronMeet Perseverance, NASA’s New Mars RoverWith a launch date of mid-August 2020, Perseverance is set to join its 4 predecessors-Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity-on the…Jul 15, 20201Jul 15, 20201
The Happy NeuronColonizing Mars Is A Terrible IdeaMars is surprisingly hostile to humans. With global storms, magnetic micro-dust, harmful radiation, freezing temperatures-just to name a…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020