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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 Solar System used to have nine planets. Maybe it still does? Here’s your catch-up on space today
Shutterstock Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology and Rebecca Allen, Swinburne University of Technology Some of us remember…
Why is the universe ripping itself apart? A new study of exploding stars shows dark energy may be more complicated than we thought
The remains of a Type Ia supernova – a kind of exploding star used to measure distances in…
New Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Stellar “Magnetic Braking”
At a Glance In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists challenged the long-held belief…
What’s a “Dyson Sphere?”
Theoretically, building something that maximizes just how much energy we can take from the Sun is possible. But…
Why isn’t there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream
Matter in deep space is very spread out, which makes it impossible for any sound waves to travel.…
Was going to space a good idea?
NASA Alice Gorman, Flinders University In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the…
New Study Challenges Existence of Exomoons Orbiting Distant Planets
At a Glance Scientists have long speculated that planets in distant star systems may have moons similar to…
Astronomers finally caught radio waves from 40 large galaxies in the nearby universe
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder in the Western Australian desert. CSIRO Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University…
What Is the “Crisis In Cosmology?”
The Hubble constant, which represents the rate of expansion, is calculated using observations of nearby galaxies and the…
UFOs: how astronomers are searching the sky for alien probes near Earth
Beatriz Villarroel, Stockholm University There has been increased interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) ever since the Pentagon’s…