Author: The Science Thinkers
A Nearby Gamma Ray Burst Might Have Caused The Ordovician Extinction
Despite the obvious doom and gloom associated with mass extinctions, they have a tendency to capture our imagination. After all, the sudden demise of the dinosaurs, presumably due to an asteroid strike, is quite an enthralling story. But not all mass extinctions are quite as dramatic and not all have an easily identified culprit. The… Continue reading A Nearby Gamma Ray Burst Might Have Caused The Ordovician Extinction
What If The Earth Had Two Moons?
The idea of an Earth with two moons has been a science fiction staple for decades. The properties of the Moon’s far side has many scientists thinking that another moon used to orbit the Earth before smashing into the Moon and becoming part of its mass. But what if the Earth actually had a second… Continue reading What If The Earth Had Two Moons?
Limitless Fusion Power Using Plasma Guns!!!
Generating endless energy with zero emissions by just slamming hydrogen atoms together has been somewhat of a pipe dream for decades. Building a fusion reactor isn’t that hard, all things considered. But building a useful one is a different matter. Now, scientists may be getting a tiny step closer to feasible fusion power, thanks to… Continue reading Limitless Fusion Power Using Plasma Guns!!!
10 Interesting Facts About Earth
Alien worlds may be all the rage, with their mystique and promise, but the orb we call home, planet Earth, has all the makings for a jaw-dropping blockbuster movie: from the drama of explosive volcanoes, past meteor crashes and catastrophic collisions between rocky plates to the seeming fantasy of the ocean’s deep abysses swirling with… Continue reading 10 Interesting Facts About Earth
What Is A Sea Cucumber? Why Sea Cucumbers Are So Expensive ? Sea Cucumbers Are In Danger!
Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates that live on the seafloor. They are named for their unusual oblong shape that resembles a fat cucumber. Although people occasionally eat sea cucumbers, these chubby, worm-like sea creatures aren’t related to their namesake fruit and they wouldn’t make a very appetizing salad topping if you were expecting a crunchy,… Continue reading What Is A Sea Cucumber? Why Sea Cucumbers Are So Expensive ? Sea Cucumbers Are In Danger!
The Future Of CubeSat Propulsion By Morpheus Space
The start-up company Morpheus Space develops complete nanosatellite propulsion systems opening up for a sustainable future in space. Morpheus Space addresses handling debris, collision avoidance and agile constellations in space by smart NewSpace solutions, in line with what UN indicates on a sustainable future in space. This is done by using also Artificial Intelligent (AI)… Continue reading The Future Of CubeSat Propulsion By Morpheus Space
Quantum Computer, How Does It Work And What It Can Do?
Quantum computers perform calculations based on the probability of an object’s state before it is measured – instead of just 1s or 0s – which means they have the potential to process exponentially more data compared to classical computers. Classical computers carry out logical operations using the definite position of a physical state. These are… Continue reading Quantum Computer, How Does It Work And What It Can Do?
Curing Our Plastic Problem An Eco-Friendly Way To Degrade Plastics
Plastic is both a super product and an ecological nightmare. It’s cheap, durable and won’t rot, which means it’s great for shopping bags and fast food, but also means it sticks around for hundreds of years. Plastic waste is creeping into every corner of the planet, It pollutes the water we drink and the food… Continue reading Curing Our Plastic Problem An Eco-Friendly Way To Degrade Plastics
A Black Hole’s Mass
There are no scales for weighing black holes. Yet astrophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have devised a new way for indirectly measuring the mass of a black hole, while also confirming its existence. They tested the new method, reported in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Active galactic nuclei… Continue reading A Black Hole’s Mass
Sizes of Black Holes
Black holes are singularities, points of infinitely small volume with infinite density. Such incredibly compact objects cause infinite curvature in the fabric of spacetime. Everything that falls into a black hole is sucked toward the singularity. At some distance away from the singularity, the escape velocity exceeds the speed of light, which is called “the… Continue reading Sizes of Black Holes
Could Venus Have Supported Life 700 Million Years Ago?
The hellish planet Venus may have had a perfectly habitable environment for 2 to 3 billion years after the planet formed, suggesting life would have had ample time to emerge there, according to a new study. A study presented at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019 by Michael Way of The Goddard Institute for Space Science… Continue reading Could Venus Have Supported Life 700 Million Years Ago?
Water Vapour on the Habitable-Zone Exoplanet K2-18b
Astronomers have finally uncovered water vapour in the atmosphere of a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of its star. The find means that liquid water could also exist on the rocky world’s surface, potentially even forming a global ocean. The discovery, made with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, serves as the first detection of… Continue reading Water Vapour on the Habitable-Zone Exoplanet K2-18b
It Rains on the Sun, But When And How?
Rain comes in various forms throughout the solar system water on Earth, methane/ethane on Titan and sulfuric acid on Venus. But did you know it also rains on the sun? Huge drops of plasma in the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, onto the scorching surface. Mason, a graduate student at The Catholic University of America,… Continue reading It Rains on the Sun, But When And How?
Is It Possible To Terraform Mars To Support Life As We Know It?
Science fiction writers have long featured terraforming, the process of creating an Earth-like or habitable environment on another planet, in their stories. Scientists themselves have proposed terraforming to enable the long-term colonization of Mars. A solution common to both groups is to release carbon dioxide gas trapped in the Martian surface to thicken the atmosphere… Continue reading Is It Possible To Terraform Mars To Support Life As We Know It?