Largest Sea on Saturn’s Moon Titan Could be over 1,000 Feet Deep
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only other planet in the solar system where liquids flow freely to the bottom. However, it is not water…
Physics
Look Up At the Sky This Week and You Should Easily Find Uranus
Lovers of the night sky, you are lucky this week. A waxing moon and a bright Mars will help you easily identify Uranus. All you…
Astronomers Use Hubble to Work out Exactly When This Star Went Supernova
When certain mass stars go out of fuel, they end their lives in spectacular fashion. The outer layers are no longer pushed by the energy…
Could An Orbiting Cheeto Puff Destroy The International Space Station?
If you’ve ever watched the Gravity film or the Kessler effect, you’ve probably been aware that the debris of small spaces for other objects in…
Discovery of “Cotton-Candy” Planet Helps Rewrite How Gas Giants Can Form
Gas giants can form on easier terms than previously believed. This new insight comes from a detailed investigation of a strange “super-puff” planet, a gas…
Two Radio Galaxies Over 60 Times Larger Than the Milky Way Discovered By Astronomers
Astronomers have reported the discovery of two giant radio galaxies, which are thought to be among the largest single objects in the universe. The two…
TRAPPIST-1’s Seven Earth-Sized Planets Are Likely All Made of the Same Stuff
The TRAPPIST-1 system has been the most incredible discovery in the last five years. Seven Earth-sized planets orbit a red dwarf star just 40 light-years…
There Could Be “Stupendously Large” Supermassive Black Holes Bigger Than Galaxies
How big can a supermassive black hole (SMBH) get? A new estimate suggests absolutely plenty of freaking- or more high-brow phrasing them, “stupendously large.“ Depending…
The Most Mysterious Star in the Milky Way Has a Companion
Since its discovery a few years ago, the Boyajian’s star has become an interesting mystery. The star experiences fading events that astronomers still cannot explain.…
Escape Velocity in Physics
Escape velocity is the speed that an object needs to be traveling to break free of a planet or moon’s gravity well and leave it…
Microwave Auditory Effect
Also known as the microwave hearing effect or the Frey effect, the microwave auditory effect consists of audible clicks caused by pulsed/modulated microwave frequencies that…
Micrometre (Unit Of Measurement)
The micrometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also called micron, metric…
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