The Asteroid Belt: Wreckage of a Planet or Something Else?
Just outside the orbit of Mars sits our Sun’s premier collection of space rocks. The asteroid belt has captivated the…
Astronomy
Centaur
A centaur is a small Solar System body with either a perihelion or a semi-major axis between those of the…
What are Redshift and Blueshift?
Redshift and blueshift describe how light shifts toward shorter or longer wavelengths as objects in space (such as stars or…
Spiral Planetary Nebula
NGC 5189 (Gum 47, IC 4274, nicknamed Spiral Planetary Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Musca. It was…
Immersed in more unknowns!
When one speaks about the extraterrestrial origin of life, one usually alludes to precursor molecules of what could have been…
What Is a Gamma-Ray Burst?
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are extremely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the brightest and most…
Earth is alive
The Earth we inhabit is far different than the world of the past. Although the Earth appears relatively stable and…
La relazione tra materia oscura, galassie e buchi neri
According to a new study recently published in The Astrophysical Journal, the invisible hand of dark matter would also affect…