Many people believe that astrology is a science, and some even argue that it’s more scientific than astronomy. Astrology is a broad term that describes the practice of predicting and analyzing the positions of celestial objects in relation to Earth’s movements. This characteristic definition can be applied to many different kinds of divination, but it […]
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When observing the night sky, it’s easy to lose track of time looking at all that’s out there. Yet, it’s helpful to know certain facts about our surroundings, be they constellations or planets. Understandably, you might not know the name of every constellation out there or recognize all the different planets, but you don’t need […]
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One question that has long intrigued humans is the weather in space. Though it’s not easy to answer, scientists have been able to measure changes in Earth’s atmosphere using satellites. By studying these images, scientists have been able to determine that the air temperature in Earth’s upper atmosphere increases about 15 degrees when the moon […]
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In the past, the ability to send a rocket into orbit or other celestial bodies was reserved for governments or other top-ranking organizations. But nowadays, other players have been joining the race, with some even offering a prize of $1 billion. Who are these players? And what will happen next? The “race” for the billionaire […]
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Black holes are truly an enigma: they’re massive and compact and seem to defy the laws of nature. And yet, we don’t know what happens inside. While we know that black holes can’t be made by anything we’ve ever seen, we still don’t know what they are. The complete answers to this question aren’t yet […]
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After flying hours in the air, the last thing most travelers want to see is an old-fashioned propeller plane making its way to the terminal. But what if there were a way to make the journey more comfortable while at the same time making it possible to travel farther? Not farfetched, right? There are already […]
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If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky, you’ve probably seen a dim spot in the middle of the Milky Way. It’s not a star but rather a dark region that emits no light and is too small for astronomers to see with their naked eyes. It’s called a black hole, and it is […]
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A new image of a black hole has been captured by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and in it, we can see a rainbow of colors in the act of being sucked in. The black hole is the closest space object to Earth since even light is unable to escape its gravitational pull, but it is […]
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There’s a lot of stuff in space, as it turns out. So, you might think that space is one big, empty place where the only thing we can do is put satellites and other things up there. But you’d be wrong. Knowing More About the Space Situation A swarm of satellites orbiting the Earth is […]
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Astronomers think they might be able to detect black holes falling into wormholes using ripples in spacetime known as gravitational waves, but only if wormholes really exist and such a situation ever happened, a new study discovers. According to Einstein, who first predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916, gravity results from the way […]
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