The secrets of the Orion nebula revealed by the VISTA telescope
The ESO project has so far identified nearly 800,000 new stars, young “stellar objects” and distant galaxies. The European Southern…
Fighting Global Warming Will Create Millions of New Jobs, And We Need to Act Now
Many fears around transitioning our societies towards a more climate-friendly future understandably revolve around job losses. While it’s true that…
August: ready for the shooting stars?
August has begun: the days of the Perseids are approaching! Shooting stars will begin to be visible from early August…
Understanding the Solar Wind in Our Solar System (Infographic)
The Sun releases a constant stream of particles and magnetic fields called the solar wind. This solar wind strikes worlds…
How work laser communication in space?
Laser communication in space is the use of free-space optical communication in outer space. Communication may be fully in space…
The geomagnetic field
Earth’s magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from the Earth’s interior into…
Did you know? Like planets, asteroids can have their own moons
243 Ida is the second asteroid visited by a spacecraft and the first found to have its own moon. On…
The hydrohermatite suggests the existence of a substantial water reservoir on Mars
The combination of a water-bearing iron ore described in the 19th century and the fact that they are common rocks…
What is the encryption?
In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding information. This process converts the original representation of the information, known as…
Scientists Declare Climate Emergency, Continued Negligence to Climate Change May Bring “Untold Suffering”
More than 14,000 scientist signatories from 153 countries warned of “untold suffering” that awaits the world if humans continue to…