Scientists observe gas recomposition in dying galaxies for the first time
A new study by scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) suggests that previously displaced gases can…
Astronomy
Magnitude of the Sun
The Sun is by far the brightest star in the Earth’s sky. It has an apparent magnitude of -26,74, compared…
Cygnus X-1: The black hole that started it all
Cygnus X-1 was first discovered when a pair of Geiger counters were blasted high into the atmosphere aboard a sub-orbital…
This is the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy ever made via radio!!
In a new study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, scientists reveal the most detailed radio image to date of our…
THE GIANT COMET DISCOVERED KEEPS COMING TOWARD THE EARTH WITH C 2017 K2
Comets are celestial bodies with small masses and irregular orbits, they are practically snowballs, rock and frozen dust. The comet’s…
The Laguna Nebula
The Laguna Nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523) is an interstellar cloud located in the constellation Sagittarius and classified as an…
This is Garcux
Gacrux is a red star of apparent magnitude +1.63. It is the third brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation…
What is a Van Allen Radiation Belt?
Giant donut-shaped swaths of magnetically trapped, highly energetic charged particles surround Earth. James Van Allen, a physicist at the University…
5 Things You Need To Know About Dark Matter!!!
1. Dark matter is EVERYWHERE- Planets, stars, asteroids, galaxies – the things that we can actually see – constitute less…
ENCELEDUS- Saturn’s Sixth Largest Moon!!!
Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn. It is about 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, about a tenth of…