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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 Webb Telescope May Have Found Massive, Ancient Galaxies—And We May Have to Rewrite Our Textbooks Because of It
A team of astrophysicists has discovered six potential galaxies hidden in James Webb Space Telescope images that could…
The largest structures in the Universe are still glowing with the shock of their creation
Tessa Vernstrom using Planck data, Author provided Tessa Vernstrom, The University of Western Australia and Christopher Riseley, Università…
How could we detect atom-sized primordial black holes?
Artist’s rendition of a concentration of small black holes in the centre of the galaxy NGC 6397. ESA/Hubble,…
Assembling a Satellite In a Few (Not-So-) Easy Steps
Any aspiring scientist wishing to study the stuff above Earth and beyond would likely have to find ways…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds “Ripples” In Ancient Martian Rock—And a Lake May Have Left Them There
It’s been established for quite some time now that Mars was once a watery world; evidence of its…
Is Our Universe Just… Math?
For most of us, mathematics exists merely in the realm of dreaded homework and in taxes. It’s worth…
We May Have to Look to Meteorites to Find the Origins of Earth’s Volatiles
Researchers at Imperial College London studied meteorites to determine the origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals. They discovered that…
Our Solar System is filled with asteroids that are particularly hard to destroy, new study finds
Itokawa, image taken by Hayabusa in 2005. JAXA Fred Jourdan, Curtin University and Nick Timms, Curtin University A…
Astronomers reveal the most detailed radio image yet of the Milky Way’s galactic plane
Combined images from the ASKAP and Parkes radio telescopes. R. Kothes (NRC) and the PEGASUS team, Author provided…
Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not?
Your zodiac sign – like Sagittarius, the archer – might be in the stars, but your future isn’t.…