by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Space
What does it mean for a nova event to be “the fastest ever?” Fastest Nova Ever On June 12th of last year, astronomers noticed that a star in our night sky had suddenly brightened considerably. The star in question is a white dwarf called V1674 Herculis...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Solar System and Planets
With a radius of 69,911 km, Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. But how did it get so massive? Jupiter: Pebbles or Planetesimals? Since its formation 4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter has defended this planet against otherworldly threats, acting as a...
by admin | Aug 10, 2021 | Mars, Science, Space
Author: Eric Malikyte I’ve been saying it! Haven’t I been saying it? Yes, folks, we’ve finally figured out with quite a bit of certainty, what Mars’ core is like. And it’s liquid and molten baby! The Power Marsquakes Marsquakes are much, much fainter than they are...
by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | Evolution, Science
Author: Eric Malikyte Have you ever wondered how Dinosaurs managed to evolve into birds? I remember the first time the concept was introduced to me. I was sitting in my elementary school auditorium in fifth grade for an assembly. One of the teachers presenting at the...
by admin | Aug 5, 2021 | black holes, Science, Space
Author: Eric Malikyte The story around black holes has really changed in the last few years, amazingly so. In Einstein’s time, black holes were just a mathematical oddity, a thing which was possible but remained totally theoretical. Many scientists in the...
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