Traveling for business purposes can be such an exciting thrill. A poorly planned business trip can, however, turn into a nightmare, due to severe exhaustion. The frustrations that come with such business trips can be reduced by following a few tips that can help you plan for your business trip in advance. Have a flexible [...]
In the past few years, NASA has been dealing with some failed missions. It turns out that these were due to a problem with faulty materials. Sadly, NASA has revealed that they were the victim of an aluminum selling scam that lasted almost 20 years. The failed missions occurred with both the 2011 Glory Mission and [...]
The island nation of Ireland is a magical land of castles, green rolling hills, and picturesque coastal towns. The salt air pours in and the sea churns to create unforgettable times spent in these seaside towns. A visit to one will beckon to visit another. Need some suggestions? Start with this list of beautiful Irish coastal [...]
According to NASA, an asteroid denoted as 99942 Apophis will make a rare pass incredibly close to the Earth during its next flyby in 2029. The asteroid, which was first discovered in 2004, was initially rated as a level 4 on the 10-point Torino scale, which measures the impact hazard of near-Earth objects. On April 13th, [...]
Everyone knows about our solar system. Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun. Exoplanets exist outside of our solar system. They're hard to detect. It wasn't until the 1980s that exoplanets were scientifically confirmed to exist. Even today, it can be hard to see exoplanets. Recently, scientists developed a new way of viewing exoplanets directly. The [...]
Humans’ understanding of the cosmos is expanding exponentially, yet it’s a drop in the ocean of the wonders yet to be discovered. As the first-ever images of a black hole are released, other newly discovered phenomena are taking a back seat, but are no less thrilling to physicists and astronomers. These four are worth everyone’s [...]
With the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) focusing on two supermassive black holes, the Milky Way's own Sagittarius A*, and a larger one at the center of M87 53.5 million light-years away, the question arises as to what these objects can teach us. Researchers gathered in April 2017 and have come up with these observations and [...]
Just a few days ago scientists have begun using some heavy machinery in an attempt to detect ripples known as gravitational waves. On April 1st, three machines were turned on. These were the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatories in Louisiana and Washington, and the Virgo Interferometer in Italy. All of these facilities had recent upgrades that have [...]
It looks like space is indeed "the final frontier." Thanks to a special telescope from the Netherlands, the world appears to have suddenly gotten a lot larger and more cosmically complex. Scientists have recently discovered a new window on the universe, spotting 300,000 previously unknown galaxies. An international team of 200 scientists from 18 countries [...]
Many scientists believe the Universe began with a big bang. However, they have never been sure as to how the radiated and subatomic particles joined together to form the planets and stars seen today. Recently, information obtained from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, provided a glimpse into how galaxies form and evolve. SOFIA's Unique Ability [...]
