The universe is still full of mystery! The history of general relativity as a science is actually rather dismal. These elusive ripples in the fabric of space – time were first predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago. The galaxy…
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Outer space
Milky Way Black Hole | The Two Galaxies Will Inevitably Collide
by George Cronk January 8, 2019Astronomers have long predicted that as many as 20,000 black holes could be hiding in our galaxy’s center, but so far no one has been able to spot them. For the first time, scientists have detected a gravitational wave produced by…
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Outer space
Navigating To The Far Side Poses A Unique Communications Challenge
by George Cronk January 7, 2019The rover touched the lunar surface at 10:22pm ( local time ) on Thursday, leaving a trace on the soft, snow-like surface. After reaching a predetermined point, the Yutu-2 rover has entered a standby mode to protect itself from temperatures…
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Outer space
This Artist’s Impression Shows The Milky Way Galaxy | Dark Matter?
by George Cronk January 6, 2019Dwarf galaxies, of course, are much smaller galaxies that can be found orbiting larger ones around them. However, it is thought that the nature of dark matter may be better understood by looking at the formation of stars within galaxies.…
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Outer space
Giant Exoplanet Dwarfs Solar System Family | Evolution Of Habitable Zone
by George Cronk January 5, 2019Would that prove life exists there? Not necessarily, says a new study. The research team performed the simulation experiments in a specially designed Planetary HAZE ( PHAZER ) chamber in the lab of Sarah Hörst, assistant professor of Earth and…
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Outer space
Many Planets Are Known To Exist Beyond Our Solar System
by George Cronk December 31, 2018Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, a few years ago the UNIGE astronomers discovered a warm Neptune-sized planet which was losing its atmosphere. The two planets are roughly 2.3 million miles ( 3.7 million km ) from their star-one-tenth…
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Outer space
This Occurs As Sunlight Travels Through The Solar System
by George Cronk December 30, 2018By the time New Horizons travels the remaining 80 million miles and reaches Ultima Thule on January 1, it will be more than 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. “It’s really a puzzle”, New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern, of the…
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Physics and Astronomy
Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Earth’s Protective Shield
by George Cronk December 30, 2018Located from Chile to Zimbabwe is the South Atlantic Anomaly, which researchers believe has an extremely magnetic field. Couldn’t help but notice they’re not even studying a stalagmite near the time of a reversal. Nevertheless, scientists are still left with…
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Outer space
New Horizons | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
by George Cronk December 30, 2018New Horizons will make its closest approach in the wee hours of Jan. 1 – 12:33 a. m. EST. Closest approach will bring the spacecraft within 2,200 miles ( 3,500 kilometers ) of Ultima Thule. Our team worked hard to…
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A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first. It has a different composition than sites on the near side, where previous missions have landed. The spacecraft landed close…