Every atom of carbon in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star – Professor Brian CoxAll life on Earth is entirely dependent on the star that lies at the center of our Solar System, Sol. More commonly known as the Sun, it is a G-Type star yellow …
Humanity has been grappling with the final frontier of exploration for over 60 years now, and in that time many achievements and challenges have been met and overcome. The space race of the mid 20th century led to the rapid mobilization of both the Soviet Union and the United States of America in the biggest …
There are so many unanswered questions about space, it truly is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. From wondering how many planets there may be out there, to wondering whether there is any other life, from questioning the existence of travel through a wormhole, and even wondering how space smells… Okay, so maybe that …
We’re constantly bombarded with the mind-bending physics of space. Having just about wrapped our heads around the general concept of black holes and the anti-aging effects of time dilation, we’re hit with another doozy. Does space actually make you taller?The answer is, yes, a jaunt out in the abyss can indeed make you taller, so …
Nearly every young kid has dreamed of being an astronaut at some point in their lives. The thought of going out into space, the final frontier, is so exciting, fantastical and a dream for many people. Astronauts have to go through thorough and extensive training, including medical skills, fitness training, courses about space technology and science, …
If you have a wormhole, then you can turn them into time machines for going backward in time – Kip ThorneThe idea of traveling to the edge of the universe, charting the vast depths of space and unlocking the ancient mysteries of the cosmos, and our innate yearning to explorer the celestial neighborhood that we …
You don’t have to have any interest or knowledge about science to wonder what would happen if the Earth stopped rotating. If the Earth were to stop rotating that would be the end of life as we humans know it, and there really would be no going back.But let’s take a look at the more …
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he Milky Way is our home galaxy which consists of countless other stars and planets. All the stars and planets, including Earth, are bound together by gravitational forces which is what creates the swirling spiral we see in pictures.Our solar system, of which our Sun is at the heart, is situated within the Milky Way.From …
Humans have been exploring space since the 1960s, with the first ever space expedition in 1961. On that mission, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin became the first ever human in space, completing a 108 minutes orbital flight inside a spacecraft.Just a few years later, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin made history with the first …
There is a huge debate over who owns the moon, and a lot of misconceptions about whom the rightful owner is. But in reality, nobody owns the moon.A lot of people believe that the moon belongs to a specific country on the Earth, but it is actually nobody’s property, and there are precautions in place …
