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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.
China’s new Moon mission is about to launch, and it’s a rare example of countries working together
Bruno Scramgnon/Pexels Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University All systems are “go” for tonight’s launch of China’s next step…
Black Holes Exist. Are There “White” Ones?
Black holes, white holes, and wormholes are concepts that arise from Einstein’s general theory of relativity. While black…
Curious Kids: what stops meteors hitting Earth and hurting people?
Austin Human/Unsplash Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology How does Earth stop meteors from hitting Earth and hurting…
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
An artist’s illustration of hydrogen disappearing from Venus. Aurore Simonnet/ Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics/ University of…
Finding the Elusive Dark Matter With DESI
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has successfully mapped the positions of galaxies within 11 billion light years…
MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos
Some of the satellite dishes that make up the MeerKAT. South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Ed Elson,…
A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech Sean McMahon, The University of Edinburgh While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered…
Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light
Galaxy cluster, left, with ring of dark matter visible, right. NASA Andrea Gallo Rosso, Stockholm University A ghost…
The planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ is random and chaotic, but could it exist?
The three-body problem is a familiar puzzle in astrophysics. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Note: The following article…
Here’s Why We’re Suddenly Going Back to the Moon
Recent lunar exploration efforts, including those by private companies and nations like India and China, have focused on…