New Horizons has succeeded, it is so far from Earth
New Horizons is one of my favorite space probes. Very few have gone that far and have given us so much back in return. Launched in 2006 and after...
Researchers find the cause of the great Saturn Hexagon
Astronomers got to know it thanks to Voyager 2, when the spacecraft flew over the north pole of Saturn in 1981. The gigantic six-sided storm was again seen by...
Intergalactic signal whose source is a mystery is repeated in cycles
In January, astronomers from the Canadian CHIME telescope discovered a beam of energy bursts that proved to be a repetitive source: the Fast Radio Burst (FRB) 180916.J10158 + 56...
Astronomers uncover the secret of the “solar clock”
The activity of our Sun has an impact on some of our systems: our satellites, our communication systems, etc. So researchers have long been trying to predict it. With...
What is the limit for approaching a black hole?
When the good guy escapes the black hole, he does so at the last minute, crossing the border between security and the event horizon. In physics, this threshold is...
Universe would be rotating on multiple axes since its creation
It is a peaceful point in cosmology that the Universe is expanding, with galaxies distributed without a cosmological structure. Now, a study says that not only are we moving...
Brown dwarf discovery surrounded by potential cosmic motherhood
Participants in a scientific project composed of professional and amateur astronomers announced the discovery of something quite interesting. The team identified a brown dwarf - a low-light object whose...
Orbits of Martian moons suggest that Red Planet once had rings
According to research by scientists at the SETI Institute, the peculiar orbits of Deimos and Phobos, the two natural satellites from Mars, suggest that a few billion years ago...
‘Visit’ the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole with new simulator
A new virtual reality project allows you to “visit” the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of our galaxy. Called the Galactic Center VR, the experiment was...
Exoplanet similar to Earth and star similar to the Sun is discovered
A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics on Thursday (04) revealed the existence of a planet with characteristics similar to Earth, including its orbital period. The so-called KOI-456.04 orbits...