What is an Acid? Gerd DaniOctober 1, 2021March 28, 20260 AN Acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton ( hydrogen ion, H+) capable of forming… Read More
Scientists discover planet with three suns in the constellation Orion! Gerd DaniOctober 1, 2021March 28, 20260 A survey published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society last week brings more evidence of an eccentric… Read More
What is the edge of the Solar System and where is it? Gerd DaniOctober 1, 2021March 28, 20260 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System was born from the protoplanetary disk that orbited our Sun, when it was… Read More
How has this collision between neutron stars impacted the history of astronomy? Gerd DaniSeptember 30, 2021March 28, 20260 In October 2017, astronomers announced something historic: the first detection of a collision between two neutron stars. The only 100-second… Read More
What is an Active galactic nucleus? Gerd DaniSeptember 30, 2021March 28, 20260 Active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much-higher-than-normal luminosity over… Read More
A New Understanding of Galaxy Evolution with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in the mid-2020s, it will revolutionize astronomy by providing a panoramic field… Read More
Discovering WR 102 Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 The Milky Way is populated by at least 100 billion stars. Less than 10 of these belong to the WO2… Read More
The Venus unknown strangeness Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 In the Solar System there is a very special planet, where the day lasts more than a whole year! In… Read More
THE RUSSIANS PLAN TO CREATE A SPACESHIP THAT CAN REACH THE LIMITS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Gerd DaniSeptember 20, 2021March 28, 20260 Russian scientists are developing a donut-shaped spacecraft that can reach the farthest corners of the solar system in record… Read More
What is the Golden spiral? Gerd DaniSeptember 20, 2021March 28, 20260 Golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ, the golden ratio. That is, a golden spiral gets… Read More