Discovery of New Giant Stars Questions Our Cosmic History
As Neil DeGrasse Tyson is fond of saying, “We are all stardust.” Zooming out a bit, however, reveals that almost everything is stardust, more or less: after the Big Bang, stars were responsible for creating the heavier elements on the periodic table that eventually became the building blocks for planets, carbon-based life, and (in a roundabout way) Elon Musk. Stars … Continue reading
Astronomers Puzzled by Incredibly Bright and Fast Mystery Burst Dubbed ‘The Cow’
Something is exploding incredibly quickly in the sky, and astronomers are scrambling to figure out what it is. On 17 June, the twin ATLAS telescopes in Hawaii spotted a bright flash in space that hadn’t been there when they’d checked about two days before. Most supernovae take a few weeks or even longer to reach their full brightness, but this … Continue reading
Asteroid Vesta, with a 13-mile-high Mountain Will Make Close Approach, Be Naked Eye Visible
Look up in nighttime sky anytime between now and July 16, and you just might spy our solar system’s brightest asteroid. Vesta, a 326-mile-wide object residing in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars, is about to make its closest approach to Earth in nearly two decades. But don’t worry, unlike other close calls with asteroids in recent history, Vesta is in … Continue reading
We May Be the Only Intelligent Life Out There, According to Study
Just another ‘aliens may not exist’ article.. I would add, based on the brutal actions against fellow man and animals, I question the use of ‘intelligent’ in describing human beings. via RT: If intelligent life is so likely to exist elsewhere in the universe, why haven’t we found it? Well, the chances of us coming across extraterrestrials are not looking … Continue reading
Reader Comment on Comet K2 and More
A visitor of our website left a comment on one of our articles from a little while ago that I would like to share. The article he commented on is titled: Comet or Nibiru? Hubble Spots Supposed ‘Comet K2’ – Farthest Active INBOUND Comet To Date, you can take a look at it if you don’t remember seeing it. Here … Continue reading
Discovery of Organic Molecules on Mars Could Mean Life Exists on Other Planets
The age-old mystery, “Are we alone in the galaxy?” is now closer than ever before to being solved. The answer is: Probably not. In the last few days, Fox News reported a “massive” discovery regarding Mars: The Curiosity rover put there by NASA found organic molecules on the ‘red planet.’ “We found organic molecules in rocks from an ancient lake … Continue reading
Unknown Objects Spotted at the Heart of Our Galaxy
Strange structures at the center of the Milky Way, which behave like stars but act like gas clouds has been discovered by scientist – astronomers stumped. via Express UK: To add even more mystery to the “weird structures”, they are able to survive despite being near to Sagittarius A* – The Milky Way’s biggest supermassive black hole which has an … Continue reading
A New Theory Casts Doubt As to the Existence of Planet Nine
For now there are only theories.. via unexplained-mysteries: Scientists have come up with an alternative explanation for the peculiar orbits of some distant objects. Nobody knows exactly where it is, how big it is or if it even exists at all, but when researchers at the California Institute of Technology revealed in 2016 that the existence of a ninth planet … Continue reading
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the Century- Get Ready for a Rare Astronomical Event
Thousands of skywatchers are preparing for the next rare celestial event. The Total Lunar Eclipse of July 27-28 is the next biggest astronomical phenomenon this year. This is the second and last total lunar eclipse of 2018. What’s more interesting? The July 2018 full moon presents the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century (2001 to 2100) on the … Continue reading
Did a Recent Supernovae Have Major Consequences for Life on Earth?
Two nearby supernovae that exploded about 2.5 and eight million years ago could have resulted in a staggered depletion of Earth’s ozone layer, leading to a variety of repercussions for life on Earth. In particular, two-and-a-half million years ago the Earth was changing dramatically. The Pliocene, which was a hot and balmy epoch, was ending and the Pleistocene, an era … Continue reading
