The spots on the surface of the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity…
Browsing: Space
Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft was a little more than one Earth diameter from Jupiter when it…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARtQkWdZSM NASA ScienceCast video about supermoons in late 2017 and early 2018. A supermoon is…
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are. Astronomers are hopeful that the…
A team of more than 200 researchers, including Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics…
At first glance, it would seem to be impossible to look inside a star. An…
The purpose of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft—Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer—is to map…
Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation…
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, is preparing for its 2018 observing campaign, which…
This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), shows…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics have measured the sizes of the accreting regions…
ESA’s next miniature satellite will be its first able to change orbit. Thanks to a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxogmyY_V_Q A new project using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes allows…
Saturn’s moon Enceladus drifts before the rings, which glow brightly in the sunlight. Beneath its…
What is a tholus? A tholus is a type of small mountain. These images show…
Despite the many impressive discoveries humans have made about the universe, scientists are still unsure…
A breakthrough in the understanding of how cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth’s cloud…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxguTV-xwiI NASA’s 2018 To Do List This short video shows NASA’s 2018 ‘To Do’ list.…