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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 Next Generation of Spacesuits
Only 12 people have walked on the Moon, all within a span of 4 years, but no one…
Solar storm knocks out farmers’ high-tech tractors – an electrical engineer explains how a larger storm could take down the power grid and the internet
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the Earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic.…
The Vulcan Rocket Launch
Destin Sandlin and his father visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to witness the first flight of the Vulcan…
Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy
Henk Hoekstra, Leiden University On July 1st 2023, Euclid, a unique European space telescope was launched from Cape…
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,…