Month: January 2016
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Babylonians used Geometry
You just thought you didn’t like math, but we’re finding it was used in many ways by the ancients to help us to attain the standing that we have now in many different sciences. From astronomy to space travel to sailing, geometry is a useful tool. In a hugely shocking modern way, it was used…
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Rise in Space Junk Could Trigger a War
Researchers have presented a grim reality for all the space junk above us. There is a belief that one of these pieces of junk could unintentionally hit a military satellite. The result would be a war breaking out, even though it would likely begin without provoking. Currently, the area around our planet contains 21,000 pieces…
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Possibly The Second Largest Black Hole Found In Our Galaxy
It looks like a black hole that we’re studying may just have a slightly smaller next door neighbor. If it does, it would be the second largest black hole found anywhere in our galaxy. Tomoharu Oka, an astrophysicist at Keio University in Yokohama, Japan presented the findings along with several colleagues at the Jan 1.…
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Mystery Still Surrounds Space Anomaly
NASA’s Kepler team continues to scan the skies for new planets that are similar to Earth. Kepler-452b was determined to be one of those. Located in a solar system 1,500 light years away, the scientists took a considerable interest in the planet. That’s when they discovered the area has been dimming over time. This isn’t…
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Ocean Heating is Doubling
Researchers from Nature Climate Change have announced that the oceans heat absorption has doubled over the last eighteen years. Since 1865, we’ve increased the heat uptake that has occurred. This is causing coral bleaching in warmer regions and the heat has risen 700 meters deep into the ocean. As the water heats, it also is…
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David Bowie is in the Stars
David Bowie’s passion for space was no secret during his lifetime. It’s that passion that had Belgian astronomers scanning the sky for the perfect tribute. Among the stars was a constellation of stars that resembled a lightning bolt similar to the style of the one on the singer’s Aladdin Sane album cover. Bowie– whose death…
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First Space Flower Blooms
For the last two years, the team on the International Space Station has been attempting to grow edible plants in microgravity. While they struggled at first, the first zinnia flowers have started to bloom. With orange blossoms, this is incredible progress that suggests certain plants could potentially be available for space growth. Dubbed the Veggie…
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2015 in NASA Space Exploration
In 2015 we undertook a vast array of space explorations and accomplished a great deal so far as learning more about space and the universe around us. NASA’s video, viewed by more than 600 thousand people shows you just a little of what we accomplished in space exploration in 2015.