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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.
Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe‑inspiring – for astronauts seeing one from space, the scene was even more grand
During a total solar eclipse, the Sun is barely visible behind the Moon. Roger Sorensen Deana L. Weibel,…
Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle
Robert William Smith, University of Alberta Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent…
All 5 fundamental units of life’s genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample
Ryugu sample in its return capsule. JAXA Kliti Grice, Curtin University A new study reveals all five fundamental…
Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen takes a picture through the camera shroud covering a window on the Orion spacecraft. NASA…
I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun
This composite image shows the Geminid meteors, captured in 2020 using Global Meteor Network software. Aleksandar Merlak Patrick…
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo…
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth
A Starlink train passing through auroras over rural Saskatchewan in November 2025. (Samantha Lawler), CC BY-NC-ND Samantha Lawler,…
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…