Galaxies can have regions both hotter and colder than the background radiation of the Universe. When we talk about the depths of space, we get this picture in our heads […]
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Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
The secret ingredient is violence, and it just might indicate that “moonmoons” aren’t as uncommon as most astronomers think.
If the past is any guide, things are going to take off quickly.
We frequently say it’s 2.725 K: from the light left over all the way from the Big Bang. But that’s not all that’s in the Universe.
Japanese thought can’t be easily characterized by just a few books — but this essential guide is a great place to start.
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
Lord Kelvin is thought to have said there was nothing new to discover in physics. His real view was the opposite.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
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Speeding through the Universe and leaving a wake of new stars, this runaway supermassive black hole is likely the first among thousands.
Move over, Tattooine, and instead feast your eyes on GW Orionis.
The cycles of life all rely on the dynamism of the Earth’s crust.
The DART mission tested whether it’s possible to deflect an asteroid by crashing something into it.
“Even with my training, I still got insights from the book’s descriptions. That’s how good Carroll is at explaining physics.”
Eyes with lower pigment (blue or grey eyes) don’t need to absorb as much light as brown or dark eyes before this information reaches the retinal cells. This might provide light-eyed people with some resilience to SAD.
Yoga is more than just standing on your head. It’s about uniting with the divine.
In 2006, Pluto was demoted in a very controversial decision. Unless you ignore nearly all of planetary science, it’ll never be one again.
At least one of Earth’s creatures is able to survive the vacuum of space.
Everything everywhere all at once.
Thanks to protocols established centuries ago in Europe, world leaders no longer need to worry about having their heads bashed with an axe.
And why, even at its faintest, it always outshines every other star and planet. If you’ve been looking to the west after sunset recently, you may have noticed that there’s one […]
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.
After 100 million nights of people asking, “What are those twinkly lights?” it is pretty remarkable that we happen to live in one of the first generations that actually knows the answer.
When stars form, they emit energetic radiation that boils gas away. But it can’t stop gravitational collapse from making even newer stars.
You might think it’s impossible to run out of wind, but Europe’s “wind drought” proves otherwise. And it’s only going to get worse.
We cannot afford to dream about living on other worlds while we continue to destroy ours.
Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.