Explore the Crab Nebula: A Supernova Remnant
Embark on an intriguing journey through the cosmos with the expert team at FreeAstroScience.com. Our mission is to unravel the…
Astrophysics
THE DIVERSITY OF OPEN CLUSTERS
Open clusters are groups of relatively young stars formed by the same molecular cloud and bound by mutual gravitational interactions….
Dark Side of the Universe is Way More Mysterious Than the Light Side
In “Star Wars” lore, the dark side and the light side of the Force are always at odds with each…
The strangeness of the Kepler 36 system
At 1500 light years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Cygnus there is a very particular planetary…
Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
How does your favorite planet spin? Does it spin rapidly around a nearly vertical axis, or horizontally, or backwards? This…
Is Our Universe One of Many?
The concept of parallel universes, or the “multiverse,” may seem like a fantasy spun by science fiction authors, but it…
Have we finally discovered the origin of time?
Is time a dimension, a human invention, a linear arrow or a real aspect of entropy? To this day, science…
A Pair of Galaxies in Gravitational Conflict: Arp 86
This observation from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope showcases Arp 86, a peculiar pair of interacting galaxies which…
Scientists May Have Unwittingly Spotted Planet Nine in Our Solar System
Planet Nine continues to “hide in the shadows,” whether it is real or not. Now, scientists have a new way…
414 YEARS AGO, GALILEO REVOLUTIONIZED ASTRONOMY
At the beginning of the 1600s, a new instrument began to propagate in Europe: the telescope. This new invention, thanks…