Astronomy

Massive objects like black holes, stars, and rogue planets routinely pass near our Solar System. An ensuing comet storm could destroy us. — Although the Universe is absolutely filled with wondrous objects — including planets, stars, and stellar remnants in practically every one of the several trillion galaxies within the observable cosmos — the distances separating the stars and galaxies from one another are truly tremendous. Even though there are, by some estimates…

Black holes are the ultimate source of clean energy. They can convert a substantial fraction of the rest mass of any trash thrown into them to pure energy, with an efficiency orders of magnitude larger than that of nuclear reactors. The terrestrial politics surrounding nuclear energy suggests that extraterrestrial technological…

From time to time, the Earth’s magnetic poles change places. Throughout Earth’s history, this has happened several hundred times as evidenced by geological data. The last pole inversion occurred about 781 thousand years ago. No periodicity has been found in inversions of the Earth’s magnetic field. Sometimes it occurs very…

Four new composite images released by NASA show the power of combining infrared and x-ray data to reveal new details of some familiar objects in space. These objects, two galaxies, a star cluster, and a nebula, were imaged by both Webb and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, two of NASA’s space…

On the 8th of April 2024, there is going to be a total solar eclipse, which is visible across parts of North America. — A total solar eclipse would be an worrying event to go through, due to the fact that it becomes dark and the temperature starts to drop. Fear seizes at your heart ; you are thinking that maybe the Sun will never return. A few minutes later (sometimes can be hours)…

On May 16th, 2023, NASA announced the completion of an important component of its next large space telescope project, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. Referred to as the “heart” of the Roman Telescope, this piece is the first essential component to be assembled before testing begins later this summer. The…

Hey folks! Picture this: a wide-eyed science enthusiast with dreams of conquering the cosmos, who, at every family gathering, confidently declared his ambition to become a space scientist. Yep, that was me. But life had its own plans, and despite my KVPY failures and dreams of renowned research colleges, the…

10 times bigger than any observed supernova and still persisting after more than 3 years, the energy release is phenomenal — The discovery A team of astronomers has uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. The ongoing event is 8 billion light years away and dates back about 6 billion years (the universe is currently estimated to be 13.7 billion years old). Led by Southampton University, the researchers identified an explosion more than…

remarkable incident unfolded in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, when a meteorite of immense age, estimated to be around 5 billion years old, made an extraordinary journey through space and time, only to find its final destination in the unlikeliest of places — the bedroom of a suburban family. …