Monthly Archive: August 2014
Sir Isaac Newton (4 January 1643 — 31 March 1727)was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, and is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be...
What can we learn from the Rosetta adventure? Composed of an orbiter and lander, Rosetta’s objectives since arriving at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in August 2014 are to study the celestial object up close in unprecedented detail,...
If Aliens exist where do they live and how do they live? Scientists say a world that’s 490 light-years away qualifies as the first confirmed Earth-sized exoplanet that could sustain life as we know...
A Soyuz rocket launched Europe’s fifth and six Galileo satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on the 22nd August.These new satellites are intended to join four Galileo satellites already in orbit, launched in...
Get an inside look at NASA’s next steps in deep space exploration — from the space station, to an asteroid and on to the human exploration of Mars.
Einstein changed the way we think Before Einstein, people thought that time and space were an unchanging platform where the events of life develop without them changing anything in particular. Einstein taught us about...
The following video is a documentary about truly Monster Black Holes! Check them out if you’re into black holes in general. It’s produced by National Geographic so you’ll clearly learn some interesting info.
Astronomy for Development This video is discussing learning astronomy for development and the special guest is Kevin Govender, from the Office of Astronomy Development.
NASA is confirming an engine that theoretically should not work, in fact, does. Researchers are not sure why just yet, but this discovery could change space travel forever.
A Chinese research team intends to revolutionize the way we see and imagine space travel nowadays. Guess quantum physics works for something after all.
Humankind has always fantasized about colonizing Mars. But what makes this fascination so avid? What makes us believe that Mars was somewhat like Earth, sometime in the past?
An asteroid, named 1950 DA, has a chance in 300 of colliding with our planet in the brink of March 2880. Until that particular moment, though, NASA could come up with a solution to...
The World’s Largest Black Holes The video below is a collection of the most humongous black holes that currently exist in the world. Check it out for more info.
Why do people spend so much money on space exploration, instead of focusing on using that budget on people right here, on Earth? Find out in this insightful video:
This is a collection of some of the most beautiful images the Hubble Telescope has ever caught. Check them out if you want to be amazed about how truly beautiful our universe really is.
Zombie Star, Seen By The Hubble Telescope Astronomers have discovered what they’re calling a zombie star, given its not completely dead and gone state.