What is a supernova?
When a star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a spectacular explosion of light known as a supernova. Supernovae may outshine whole galaxies for a short period and emit…
When a star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a spectacular explosion of light known as a supernova. Supernovae may outshine whole galaxies for a short period and emit…
It’s no secret that Jupiter is the solar system‘s most giant planet. Jupiter is so massive that all the other planets in the solar system could fit within it. Jupiter…
In recent research, astronomers may have discovered and measured the mass of a single stellar-mass black hole. According to previous studies, massive stars with masses more than…
UY Scuti is a fluctuating hypergiant with a radius roughly 1,700 times the sun. To put it in context, a sphere size UY Scuti could hold about 5 billion suns. UY Scuti UY Scuti was…
Clouds are one of Earth’s most fascinating phenomena. Weather changes (mostly precipitation) are influenced by them, but they also perform several other functions. If…
All the planets from our Solar System are millions of miles/kilometres distant from the Sun. When it comes to Jupiter, it is 5.2 AU or 778 million km / 484 million mi distant from…
Can you fire a gun in space? Fires can’t burn in the oxygen-free vacuum of space, yet guns can shoot. Modern ammunition carries its own oxidizer, a chemical that will ignite…
An exoplanet, or extrasolar planet, is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits another star in our galaxy. What is an exoplanet? The Sun is the center of our solar…
A spacesuit (astronaut costume) is much more than a set of garments astronauts wear during spacewalks. A fully outfitted spacesuit is essentially a self-sufficient spaceship. The…
Can you blow bubbles in space? Bubbles are pretty lovely, aren’t they? You may blow bubbles with a unique small wand and watch them float about in the air until… POP ……