For many, the idea of going beyond the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere is exhilarating. Curiosity has propelled human development, allowing us to reach the stars. From inventing the airplane to landing on the moon, humanity has an obsession with what lies above. To explore the stars and be launched into the midst of a tenebrous […]
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In 1997, the NASA Hubble telescope discovered that there existed stars without a tie to a specific galaxy, a finding that shook the scientific community. These stars were located in the region of the Virgo supercluster, an area of space containing around 2,000 galaxies. They were around 300,000 lightyears away from the nearest galaxy and
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Humans are becoming cognizant of two daunting possibilities: they either are or are not alone in the universe. Some assert that the former is more terrifying, while others contend that the latter is. Regardless of which is true, extraterrestrial life has still yet to reach out to humans. The ultimate conundrum, like Enrico Fermi famously
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The rings of Saturn, the sixth planet and second gas giant from the sun, are no mystery. Merely tannish-brown at first glance, with more recently discovered gray and pink tones, Saturnian rings are much brighter than those of Jupiter, the fifth planet and first gas giant from the sun. While all four gas giants (Uranus
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Some people are familiar with gamma rays, known as gamma radiation, from their high school science courses or as what caused Bruce Banner to turn into the Hulk. This energetic form of light is the result of the decay of atomic nuclei. It is most common in space and usually ends up being absorbed by
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When you look up at the night sky, how many light-years do you think you’d be able to see into space? 1 million? 2 million? In contrast, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is able to see a whopping 13.6 billion light-years deep. It’s NASA’s most powerful telescope to date, built to help us understand
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NASA, as part of its everlasting odyssey to acquire knowledge about Earth’s famous neighbor, has launched yet another rover to embark on a treacherous expedition to the red, rocky terrains of Mars. The spacecraft was granted the name Perseverance, a title fitting for the government agency’s undertaking. This mission would be no straightforward task. Prior
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With trillions of stars and unknown planets alike, space has always been an endless void of possibilities and resources. And, as humans continue to ravage the Earth, we have begun to look towards space as an alternative supply of opportunities. But, without international law, what will prevent another misuse and overuse of resources? Meet the
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In a world of climate crises and fears of societal collapse, planetary relocation has become much more than just a supernormal topic discussed in sci-fi novels, with increasing fields of research being devoted to space discovery and exploration. The advanced research tools used by organizations such as NASA and SpaceX allow for the determination of
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