The trees dance in the morning light, their branches waving in the breeze. The meadows stretch vast, decorated with swaths of verdant reds, blues, and purples. A ribbon of water cuts through the valley, bending towards the horizon. Such images often come to mind when considering the singular beauty of Earth, especially in comparison to […]
Imagine if science was scrapped and rewritten in an instant. The behavior of phenomena associated with quantum physics, gravity, and black holes has historically challenged our very perception of the universe. The scientific world potentially stands on the verge of enormous advancement through the reconciliation of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity (in part macroscopic gravitational
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Nuclear fusion power promises to revolutionize the world’s energy production infrastructure and combat climate change head-on. In the 1970s, physics researchers confidently proclaimed that nuclear fusion power was “30 years away.” The phrase has been parroted time and time again, reverberating through popular science, but as time moved forward, the 30-year estimate remained constant —
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Water is undeniably the source of life. Consequently, it is one main factor that scientists look for when combing the universe for habitable locations. As it turns out, they may not have to look far. Our neighboring planet, Mars, has been confirmed to have liquid water lakes deep beneath its southern polar ice cap. Evidence
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An apocalypse: the end-all-be-all of Earth as we know it. Various pieces of literature and films have attempted to capture the concept, fueling a fear of the end of the world. Suitably, the collapse of society is quite frightening and not easily acceptable. For centuries, humans have tried to rationalize and control this unease through
In 1980, astronomer Carl Sagan stated, “We’re made of star stuff.” Around 13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang occurred and created the “star stuff” that forms the universe we know today. However, that explosion created more than just matter; it created antimatter too. Always produced as a pair, antimatter and matter are very similar.
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On October 12, 2021, a team of Australian researchers, led by PhD student Ziteng Wang, reported the discovery of a possible new object in space. The mysterious source of energy has been labeled ASKAP J173608.2−321635. The catch? It doesn’t fit into a category of anything scientists have ever seen before. ASKAP J173608.2−321635 was first noticed
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With a radius of over nine and a half times that of Earth’s and an atmosphere consisting of almost entirely hydrogen and helium, Saturn is a gas giant. But most notoriously, Saturn is known for the beautiful rings of ice and rock particles that orbit around its equator. However, lesser known to most is its
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With 79 moons and a magnetic field 20 times stronger than that of Earth, Jupiter is a unique planet in the context of our solar system. The gas giant is the fastest spinning and most massive of our planets, not to mention home to a virulent storm called the Great Red Spot that has captivated
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