Let’s take a book from our personal library. As we look at it we may notice that it has length, width and thickness, respectively, which correspond to… Read more “The other side of the Universe”
Category: Astronomy
Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device
In the race for building a scalable quantum computer, devices using photons as carrier of quantum information are in the front run. The reason is the easiness… Read more “Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device”
A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away
Science’s brightest star has passed away aged 76. A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the… Read more “A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away”
Hubble Revisits an Icon
Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot,… Read more “Hubble Revisits an Icon”
Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it… Read more “Exoplanet WASP 12-B Is So Hot It Eats Light”
Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch
The discovery of the largest timing irregularity yet observed in a pulsar is the first confirmation that pulsars in binary systems exhibit the strange phenomenon known as… Read more “Accretion-powered pulsar reveals unique timing glitch”
Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)
An amateur Australian astronomer has recorded rare flashes of space lightning in the skies above New South Wales. David Finlay, 44, from Kiama in Australia’s south western… Read more “Aussie astronomer captures rare footage of ‘upside down’ lightning sprites (VIDEO)”
Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
This orange blob shows the nearby star Betelgeuse, as seen by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This is the first time that ALMA has ever observed… Read more “Betelgeuse captured by ALMA”
Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole
One of the basic truisms in astronomy is that, when a massive star ends its life, it goes out with a bang. A big one. A supernova.… Read more “Astronomers may have seen a star collapse directly to a black hole”
A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable
Today Earthlings came one very giant step closer to finding life elsewhere in our solar system. In the final months of its 20-year mission, the spacecraft Cassini… Read more “A Moon of Saturn Is Habitable”
Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its daring dive through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, the first time a man-made object has navigated through… Read more “Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings”
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life
The main illustration shows Cassini diving through the Enceladus plume in 2015. New ocean world discoveries from Cassini and Hubble will help inform future exploration and the… Read more “Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, could support life”
