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The sheer scale of the universe may oftentimes escape everyday description; our “pale blue dot” may sometimes feel miniscule compared with the sheer scale of the rest of the universe. In response to this, Modern Sciences champions the latest in astronomical developments and discoveries, to help us truly understand what lies beyond our blue skies—not just the universe as how we see it, but a universe in which we are a part. “We are made of star stuff,” after all.
The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Robert Goddard, considered the father of modern rocketry, standing with a rocket in 1935. Esther Goddard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images…
Space launches are changing the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere, studies warn – here’s what can be done
NASA JSC Ian Williams, University of Southampton Look up on a clear night and you’ll see the streaks…
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode
ESO / L. Calçada, CC BY Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology One of the largest known stars…
Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
Stars near the north celestial pole circle the North Star, Polaris. Photographed in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calif.…
A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
Alan Dyer/Getty Images Laura Revell, University of Canterbury; Michele Bannister, University of Canterbury, and Samantha Lawler, University of…
A cosmic explosion with the force of a billion Suns went unseen – until we caught its echo
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Ashna Gulati, University of Sydney and Tara Murphy, University of…
20 billion galaxies: new survey of the sky will reveal the universe in unprecedented detail
Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth. NSF–DOE Vera C.…
Early Mars was warm and wet not icy, suggests latest research
ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum) Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham A recent study showed that Mars was warm and…
Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
Astronomer’s view of a star obscured by streaks from Starlink satellites. Rafael Schmall/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Gregory Radisic,…
A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?
The Great Comet of 1680 over Rotterdam. Lieve Verschuier/Rotterdam Museum Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland A newly…