Exoplanets Devouring The Atmosphere: What Have Astronomers Discovered?

Exoplanets have been a curiosity within the scientific community for a while. A study in 2014 found that 10% of exoplanets found with NASA's Kepler Telescope were massive in size. To date, astronomers have discovered about 4,000 exoplanets, ranging from the size of Earth to that of Neptune. The discovery prompted scientists to deepen their [...]

By |2020-02-18T20:36:18+00:00February 18th, 2020|AStronomy, Science, Space|Comments Off on Exoplanets Devouring The Atmosphere: What Have Astronomers Discovered?

What the Biggest Physics Discoveries Mean for the Future of Science

Science is a field that's fascinated people for thousands of years. The past decade of research has been especially fruitful—with the knowledge of exoplanets growing, lasers becoming faster and more powerful, and spacecrafts reaching beyond the farthest edge of Pluto, the 2010s answered questions and introduced many more about what lies beyond our atmosphere. The [...]

By |2020-02-20T17:36:03+00:00February 18th, 2020|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on What the Biggest Physics Discoveries Mean for the Future of Science

Advances In Astronomy

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 [...]

By |2019-05-02T17:25:10+00:00April 11th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on Advances In Astronomy

Cosmic Phenomena Explained!

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 [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:15+00:00April 11th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on Cosmic Phenomena Explained!

300,00 New Galaxies Discovered

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 [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:15+00:00March 25th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on 300,00 New Galaxies Discovered

Can These Galactic Winds Solve Our Largest Mysteries?

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 [...]

By |2019-03-25T13:13:10+00:00March 20th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on Can These Galactic Winds Solve Our Largest Mysteries?

Asteroid Hitting Your Planet Soon? Try These Security Measures

Our solar system is the product of impact events, but while asteroid strikes with major consequences like the dinosaur extinction have decreased significantly in the last hundred million years, this era of relative calm is just an illusion. A catastrophic asteroid strike will occur in the future. The question is — what is science prepared [...]

By |2019-03-25T13:13:02+00:00March 19th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on Asteroid Hitting Your Planet Soon? Try These Security Measures

How will the Sun Die and When?

Most people know that all stars eventually die. With that said, when will the sun die, and what will happen as it starts to die? Luckily, most experts believe humans won't be around to witness the death of the sun. In the past, astronomers believed that the sun would turn into a planetary nebula and [...]

By |2019-02-14T13:35:52+00:00February 14th, 2019|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on How will the Sun Die and When?

The Greatest Mysteries Of Space

Space has always been, and will always be, a mystery. As humans, we have naturally looked to the skies in hopes of finding the answers to life’s greatest mysteries. While scientists both past and present have worked tirelessly to provide answers, there are still an overwhelming number of questions that we, as a society, have. [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:19+00:00September 12th, 2018|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space|Comments Off on The Greatest Mysteries Of Space

Astronomy Events to Watch in 2018

2017 was a fantastic year for astronomy, mainly due to one of the most publicized events in recent memory: The Great American Solar Eclipse. On August 21st, for just a few moments, the entirety of the United States was treated to a magnificent solar eclipse. Events such as these are rare, and so we must [...]

By |2019-05-06T14:02:20+00:00March 26th, 2018|AStronomy, Blog, Science, Space, Travel|Comments Off on Astronomy Events to Watch in 2018