Monthly Archives: September 2014
Amazing Photo! Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014
September 28, 2014 | EditorsFrom clouds dancing across the Milky Way to a stunning solar eclipse over Kenya, the annual competition showcasing the mysterious depths of our universe has revealed some incredible images. West Midlands-based photographer James Woodend beat over a thousand amateur and professional photographers from around the world to win the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014. Read More
Fascinating Facts About The Universe
September 28, 2014 | Editors 1Here is a selection of interesting and snippets of physics information I picked up along the way. Most are in some way related to the topics discussed here; some are a little off-topic, but nevertheless fascinating. Read More
Earth In 200 Million Years
September 27, 2014 | Editors
Find out about a new supercontinent in the making, called Pangaea Ultima. Previously, there was Ur, then Kenorland, Protopangaea, Nuna, Rodinia, Pannotia, and Pangaea. Read More
Hot WET Neptune-Size Alien Planet Discovered Outside Our Solar System
September 27, 2014 | Editors
A Neptune-size planet beyond the solar system has telltale traces of water vapor in its atmosphere, making it the smallest exoplanet known to have the wet stuff yet, scientists say. Read More
The Most Extreme Stars in the Known Universe
September 27, 2014 | EditorsThe universe is full of stars, and they’re not all the same. In fact, there’s an incredible variety. Here’s a sampler of the most extreme stars in the known universe. Read More
Perhaps the Most Important Theory of Our Times: There Are No Such Things As Black Holes
September 26, 2014 | Editors 1
Black holes are so entwined in the established scientific narrative these days that it’s easy to forget that their existence is still completely theoretical. Read More
New Work has Found That Solar System’s Water Is Older Than the Sun
September 26, 2014 | Editors
Water was crucial to the rise of life on Earth and is also important to evaluating the possibility of life on other planets. Identifying the original source of Earth’s water is key to understanding how life-fostering environments come into being and how likely they are to be found elsewhere. Read More
5 Breathtaking Places You Should Visit In Your Lifetime
September 26, 2014 | EditorsThe Earth is a miraculous place and with the advent of technology, places that were remote and hidden have been finding their way into the eyes of the world. Read More
Pluto is a Planet Again?
September 24, 2014 | Editors 7
When the International Astronomical Union came up with an official definition of a planet in 2006, they booted Pluto out of the club and reclassified it as a dwarf planet. But some say the discovery of exoplanets requires that we revisit this definition and give Pluto a second chance. Read More
Top 5 False Conceptions About Earth
September 24, 2014 | EditorsEver since Apollo 8 showed us a big blue marble rising above the lunar horizon, people have wanted to know all they could about Earth. Today, scientists know a lot more, but not every details makes it into the public ear. This means what we hear isn’t exactly what they’re trying to convey, but it’s close enough that everyone misunderstands each other perfectly. Read More
Astronomers Search for the Twin of Our Twin Among the Stars
September 23, 2014 | Editors
What if, in our quest to find another Earth, we happen upon another Venus? We should celebrate, of course. Venus is often called Earth’s “twin” because it shares of lot of our home planet’s physical characteristics: surface area, composition and density. Read More
Vatican Astronomer: There’s Life Out There
September 23, 2014 | Editors
The new president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation has said that it is only a matter of time before alien life forms are discovered, which will pave the way to questions about God’s relationship to intelligent beings outside our planet. Read More
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