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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.
A Bronze-Age City May Have Been Destroyed By an Exploding Asteroid
3,600 years ago, in a city sitting 11.3 km (7 mi) northeast of the Dead Sea in what…
Historical “Guest Star” of 1181 Was Actually a Rare Supernova
Astronomers have been around for as long as humanity has pondered about the skies above us. Since antiquity,…
Another Look at Saturn V (With Luke Talley)
In this video from Destin Sandlin and Smarter Every Day, they discuss the inner workings and the technology…
Young Mars Was Dotted With Explosive Volcanoes, New Research Finds
Certain volcanoes on Earth belong in a class all on their own; they are capable of shifting temperatures…
A Distant Supernova Appeared In Three Spots In the Sky At Once—And It Will Likely Appear Again
Supernovae have long been the subject of intense study by astronomers and astrophysicists. From seemingly birthing the elements…
“The Accident” Brown Dwarf: A Grab Bag of Cosmic Anomalies
The universe is vast, and seemingly limitless. Naturally, there’s bound to be a handful of cosmic oddities out…
The Perseverance Rover Obtained Pristine Martian Rock In a Landmark First
The Perseverance rover is hard at work inside Jezero crater on the surface of Mars, some 395 million…
Inside the Computers that Brought Us To the Moon
In a video from Linus Sebastian and the Linus Tech Tips team that’s perhaps a bit different from…
SpaceX Launches Historic Inspiration4 Mission
(To donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, feel free to visit the St. Jude page dedicated to…
The James Webb Space Telescope Finally Nears Its Fateful Launch
Since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope back in 1990, scientists have long been in discussions over…