A double star system has been flipping between two alter egos, according to observations with Chandra X-ray Observatory and The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array(VLA). Using nearly a decade and a half worth of Chandra data, researchers noticed that a stellar duo behaved like one type of object before switching its identity… Continue reading EVEN STAR SYSTEMS HAVE IDENTITY CRISES
Month: February 2020
A DARK COSMIC WEB THAT TIES THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER
After counting all the normal, luminous matter in the obvious places of the universe (galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the intergalactic medium) about half of it is still missing. So not only is 85% of the matter in the universe made up of an unknown, invisible substance dubbed dark matter, we can’t even find… Continue reading A DARK COSMIC WEB THAT TIES THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER
LEARN ABOUT THE SECOND BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE CONSTELLATION ORION: BETELGEUSE
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star roughly 700 light-years away from our own Solar System. Betelgeuse is usually the eleventh-brightest star in the night sky. After Rigel, the second brightest object in the constellation Orion, the rust-coloured star has attracted attention from astronomers for its relative closeness and potential for collapsing in a spectacular supernova event within the… Continue reading LEARN ABOUT THE SECOND BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE CONSTELLATION ORION: BETELGEUSE
STUDY OF MUONS PARTICLE COULD CHANGE SCIENCE AS WE KNOW IT
You may never have heard of muons before, but these particles are crucial to our understanding of the universe. In a milestone study published in the journal Nature, researchers announced that they have overcome one of the biggest challenges to studying these fundamental particles. The study heralds a new era of research into the properties… Continue reading STUDY OF MUONS PARTICLE COULD CHANGE SCIENCE AS WE KNOW IT
WHAT IS NASA’S ARTEMIS PROGRAM?
Through the Artemis lunar exploration program. NASA is committed to landing astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024. NASA will use innovative new technologies and systems to explore more of the Moon than ever before. NASA will collaborate with commercial and international Space Agency to establish sustainable missions… Continue reading WHAT IS NASA’S ARTEMIS PROGRAM?
10 SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD THE SOLAR ORBITER TO TRANSFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUN
NASA-ESA Solar Orbiter is set to launch into space on Sunday, February, 9, 2020 at 11:03 p.m Eastern. And it packs ten powerful scientific instruments on board that will shed unprecedented light on our Sun. The mission is an ambitious collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA. It aims to resolve some of… Continue reading 10 SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD THE SOLAR ORBITER TO TRANSFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUN