Month: June 2019
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Revelatory Excavation on the Moon
The moon is our nearest cosmic neighbour and natural satellite, yet scientists remain unsure of its history and physical properties. Chinese space experts have deployed the Yutu-2-rover from its Chang’e-4 orbital craft upon the surface of the moon in a far side location. The landing had caused a minor fracture of the terrain, revealing minerals…
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The Elusive Disk of the Black Hole
Black holes are enigmatic objects in the cosmos that are continuously examined by astronomers. As viewed from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in northern Chile, Scientists have discovered the accretion disk of the enormous Black hole positioned within the Milky Way. Black holes are generally easy to distinguish within the cosmos with the formation…
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Tracing the Universe’s Past With Neutrinos
When the universe formed via the Big Bang, around 13.8 billion years ago, slivers of its impression remained in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos. Scientists believe that neutrinos may hold the answer to how the universe looked like in its budding years. Many new theories may be derived from the recent discovery, which…
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Oldest Footage of Solar Eclipse
Solar eclipses are rare and phenomenal events. These extraordinary events only take place when the Sun, Earth and Moon are perfectly aligned in a three-dimensional angle. In modern times, people have taken their personal recordings of the rare event to social media and streaming sites. However, in the past, such sightings were restricted to pioneering…
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Death of Stars in Cow Flares
It is established that stars eventually die, but scientists may have discovered a novel way how stellar units make their final departure from the cosmos. Sightings from the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System telescope in Hawaii has suggested a unique cosmic flare symbolising the death of a star. The phenomenon has been dubbed the “Cow”.…
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The Magnetized Galactic Connection
Astronomers in the Netherlands, using the Low-Frequency Array radio telescope network, (LOFAR), have discovered strong electron-based forces, known as synchrotron emissions, between two distant galaxy clusters, in what is to be the first observation of a magnetic field connecting large cosmic objects. The two objects in question, Abell 0399 and Abell 0401, are about…
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New Water Cycle on Mars
THERE’S A NEW WATER CYCLE ON MARS When it’s summer on Mars’ southern hemisphere (happening every 2 Earth years), water vapor rises effectively into the planet’s upper atmosphere. The winds carry the gas to Mars’ north pole. Some of it escape into the surrounding space, and others decay. The remainder sinks back to areas close…