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“Don’t Look Up” Could Actually Happen | Random Thursday
[…] Don’t Look Up is a satire that imagines what modern society’s reaction would be to an Earth-killing asteroid that generated a lot of acclaim – and backlash – since it came out last year. But what if that did … Continue reading
Why Are There 7 Days In a Week? EXPLAINED
[…] ↓ More info and sources below ↓ […] Why does everyone use a 7 day week, and where did it come from? Where do the names of the days come from? And who can we blame for Mondays? Here’s … Continue reading
Is the strength of gravity really CONSTANT? | Solving the crisis in cosmology
Is the gravitational constant, G, really a constant? Or does it change with time, or with space, or with scale in the Universe?! And if it did, could this help solve the crisis in cosmology?! Or even be an explanation … Continue reading
There’s A “Bermuda Triangle” In Space | Answers With Joe
[…] There’s an area of space called the South Atlantic Anomaly, or the SAA, where the Earth’s magnetic field is significantly weaker, allowing solar and cosmic radiation dangerously close to the atmosphere. From the beginning of the space age, it … Continue reading
The Giant Hogg Horn That Discovered the Big Bang
On Crawford Hill in Holmdel, New Jersey there’s a collection of old scientific radio antennae which were built decades ago but are now abandoned. One of these is a Hogg Horn Antenna built for project Echo, the first proper demonstration … Continue reading
NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!! Scientists discovered thousands of distant galaxies,JWST 1st image’s background
After months of commissioning, including aligning and focusing Webb’s 18 mirror segments in order to work as one mirror. A star called 2 MASS J17554042 + 6551277 is visible in the foreground of the stunning image – found 2,000 light … Continue reading
Is the Proxima System Our Best Hope For Another Earth?
[…] At just four light years away, Proxima Centauri is our closest solar neighbor. The recent discovery of the new exoplanet Proxima D, has reopened the discussion of whether the proxima system is our best chance at reaching another Earth. … Continue reading
SETI Live: A Third Exoplanet Found Around Our Nearest Star, Proxima Centauri
f we want to make contact one day with life around another star, there’s no better place to look than at worlds around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun. Astronomers have already detected two exoplanets – worlds orbiting … Continue reading
How to capture the night sky with a phone & camera | 3 TIPS for astrophotography beginners
Today I’m sharing all my tips and tricks for capturing the stars in the night sky with both a smart phone and a DSLR camera whilst under some of the darkest skies in the Maldives. Plus I pit the iPhone … Continue reading