Strange galaxies
Galaxies can take on the most disparate shapes: for example AM 0644-741 (bottom right) has the shape of a ring!…
Astrophysics
XMM-Newton • Captures the final screams of the star destroyed by the black hole
In 2019, astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton Space Observatory studied a black hole devouring a star and discovered an exceptionally bright…
The Crab nebula
In 1054 AD, during the Song dynasty, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright new star in the night sky. This newcomer…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Galactic cannibalism – The Collision of Galaxies!
Galactic cannibalism refers to the process in which a large galaxy, through tidal gravitational interactions with a companion, merges with…
BEND MOTOR
The ability to manipulate space is the most important concept in relation to warp speed. If the Enterprise could bend…