A perfect show for beginner teen astronomers, COSMOS brings the whole family together to speculate on topics beyond our imagination. Neil deGrasse Tyson did a spectacular job flipping through the pages that make up the storybook of our universe. From life on earth to the cosmic web, viewers minds were …
Black holes are so perplexing that even Stephan Hawking has recently retracted his original explanation as to how they function. To make things even more challenging, they are very difficult to observe, being they are virtually undetectable. However, scientist have found a black hole that is in just the right …
We hear a lot about meteorites flying through the night sky and some that have even hit earth. Thankfully, all impacts within the past hundreds of years have delivered minimal damage to earth, but this would be significantly different if it weren’t for good old Jupiter. The gas giant literally …
Currently, it is impossible to have earth-like life on Mars since its atmosphere was blown away millions of years ago, but was there life before the atmosphere’s disappearance? Recent developments in studies preformed on a Martian meteorite suggests so. Within the meteorite are tiny carbon-rich balls and tunnels, which closely resemble …
One of the fastest spinning pulsars was discovered by ESA’s INTEGRAL satellite in 2012. Now, we have a beautiful image created by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory and was released February 18th, 2014. A pulsar is a spinning neutron star and aren’t unusually, but this one has some unique characteristics which separate …
On January 8th, the Mars rover Opportunity spotted a mysterious rock seemingly appeared and on the surface of Mars that wasn’t in the same exact stop four days earlier. Many thought that we had finally had proof of the thought-to-be science fiction Marian species. Well, sadly, the mysterious rock has been de-bunked. …
They say math is the universal language, and without it we would not be the technologically advanced species we are today. Now, Saturn has given us proof that math truly is everywhere in nature. Thanks to the Cassini spacecraft, we can see with the upmost clarity the beauty of the …
One of the greatest questions of mankind is whether or not we are alone in this expanding universe. But according to new theories arising, we may actually be one of the last generations of alien life. These theories suggest that life was more common towards the beginning of the universe …
This week, students and staff at the University of College London discovered a star in supernova in another galaxy, M82, otherwise known as the cigar galaxy. What’s truly amazing is this supernova occurred millions of years ago, but the light is only reaching Earth today. Talk about old news! While …
Recently, solar scientists are puzzled by the sun’s activities. Why? Well, the sun is currently in a period known as its solar maximum, reaching this point once in its eleven year cycle. During this time, the face of the sun should be ablaze with solar activity, but right now it’s …
