17,000 Light-Years From Earth, A Ghostly Cosmic Hand Is Hitting A Wall
Once again, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has gifted us with some of the most breathtaking images known to humankind. The…
Jupiter’s magnetospheree
The stronger the magnetic field, the larger the magnetosphere. Some 20,000 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field, Jupiter’s magnetic field…
The Sun Just Spat Out an X-Class Flare, The Most Powerful Since 2017
The Sun appears to be waking up from the quiet period of its 11-year cycle. On 3 July 2021, at…
No, Your Clean Home Isn’t Messing With Your Immune System
Sometimes unhelpful (or just plain wrong) health advice sticks in our brains. For example, you don’t necessarily need to drink…
Fate of the universe
What is our universe fate? Well, there are several terrible ways the universe could end. On one end is gravity…
Is the sun yellow?
Usually, young imaginations paint the celestial body of the Sun in hues of yellow, orange, or even red. But have…
The Tarantula Zone
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming…
The Increase in Infant Milk Formulas and Why It Matters
Breastfeeding can play an especially important role in early-life nutrition. It can benefit children’s future school performance and economic prospects…
What Is The Delta Variant? 5 Things You Need to Know
For the first time in more than a year, we’re feeling some hope – or at least cautious optimism –…
WASP 12b, a strange exoplanet
WASP 12b is one of the strangest known exoplanets. Discovered in 2008, the exoplanet is a gas giant with a…