by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | General
One of the most intriguing mysteries of the solar system is whether there is a large ice planet on its “outskirts”, far beyond the orbit of Neptune. This hypothetical planet has been nicknamed by some researchers “The Ninth Planet”. The debate about its...
by admin | Aug 27, 2021 | General
In the tireless search for life in the vast universe, astronomers often focus on those planets that share similar properties to Earth, be it in mass, size, temperature, and atmospheric composition. But a group of scientists at the University of Cambridge believes...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | General
American astronomers have found the closest asteroid to the Sun, orbiting a star in a record 113 Earth days. Only Mercury turns faster, in 88 days, but the elongated orbit of the new asteroid allows it to come even closer to the Sun at times. The newly discovered...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | General
In many catastrophe movies, we are shown scenarios in which a space object, which is also capable of destroying all life, flies to our planet. It sounds very scary, and it gets even creepier when you realize that this kind of catastrophe can really happen. Scientists...
by admin | Aug 22, 2021 | General
Martin Rees is not your average astrophysicist (if you can be an “average” astrophysicist). This British cosmologist has been president of the prestigious Royal Society of London, rector of the no less reputable Trinity College, and serves as Emeritus...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | General
The Sun is a big ball of hydrogen and helium that, despite being something we see every day, remains a complex and mysterious star. One of the mysteries that scientists have explored for decades is why the Sun’s atmosphere is super hot, even hotter than its own...
