NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunningly sharp view of Jupiter when the planet was near opposition in 2019. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center) and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) Friday, December 6 Asteroid 15 Eunomia is making its way through central Auriga this month, passing numerous deep-sky objects along … Read more
Scientists believe that at the heart of all large galaxies lurk supermassive black holes, cosmic titans with masses equivalent to that of millions or even billions of suns. Yet some black holes exceed even these monstrous masses to become “ultramassive black holes.” The most massive black hole that we are currently aware of is Phoenix … Read more
The Optical Telescope Assembly for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. (Image credit: Future) Scientists working on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have achieved a significant milestone in assembling the next-generation observatory, which aims to address … Read more
The phenomenon of the blue moon is a fascinating celestial event steeped in folklore, science, and cultural intrigue. Often misunderstood and misinterpreted, a blue moon can mean the second full moon in a calendar month, the third full moon in a season containing four, or a moon appearing blue due to atmospheric effects. Despite its … Read more
Are humans the only intelligent beings in the vast expanse of the universe? This question has puzzled scientists, philosophers, and dreamers for centuries. NASA’s Search for Aliens took an ambitious step to explore this mystery by launching the Voyager missions in 1977, with Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 venturing beyond our solar system. These missions … Read more
You’ve probably heard of wild stories surrounding the Bermuda Triangle a place where ships and planes disappear without a trace. Recently, a viral video showed YouTubers claiming they hit a treasure in the Bermuda Triangle, and a daring man who chased it down walked away with a $10,000 prize. But his biggest victory was making … Read more
Black holes are an enigma that has puzzled scientists and captivated our imagination for decades. But what’s hiding inside a black hole? Is it a void, a bottomless pit, or even a parallel universe? We don’t know for sure yet, but scientists might have some ideas, so let’s hear them out. Birth of a Black … Read more
The Boy and the Sand Trap Once upon a time a young boy was digging a ginormous hole on the beach, but then disaster struck, the hole caved in, and he found himself stuck up to his neck in the sand like a human popsicle. Thankfully, his parents were able to keep the sand out … Read more
If you see a rainbow, it means you’re in for some good luck, but if you see a deep-sea fish, this means that something tragic is about to happen. Let’s have a look at ancient beliefs and what they might mean in real life. Oarfish: The Doomsday Fish In August 2020, people in California … Read more
There’s a mysterious island that appears and disappears like magic, just like Schrödinger’s Cat. This Schrödinger’s Island exists and doesn’t exist at the same time. Officially, it’s called Sandy Island, and it once appeared in maps, but it was never there in real life. Australian scientists decided to solve the mystery once and for all … Read more