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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.
What a newly discovered gas bridge between galaxies tells us about the cosmic cycle of matter
A composite image shows a diffuse ‘bridge’ of gas linking two dwarf galaxies. ICRAR, N. Deg, Legacy Surveys…
The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
Earth rises over the Moon, as seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts. Bill Anders/NASA Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State…
10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Simon Stevenson, Swinburne University of Technology Ten years ago, scientists heard…
A rocky planet in its star’s ‘habitable zone’ could be the first known to have an atmosphere – here’s what we found
Hannah Wakeford, University of Bristol and Ryan MacDonald, University of St Andrews New research using Nasa’s powerful JWST…
NASA’s rover finds potential sign of life on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered potential biosignatures in a Martian rock sample, indicating the presence of iron-rich minerals and organic carbon, which suggests a past habitable environment that may have been sustained by microbial life.
How Big Does an Asteroid Need to Be to End Humanity?
From city-destroyers to planet-sterilizers, scientists are tracking the asteroids that could one day threaten all life on Earth and developing the technology to prevent them from doing so.
Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery — new study
NASA Kevin Olsen, University of Oxford and Mhairi Reid, University of Oxford Scientists have discovered that Mars has…
We drilled deep under the sea to learn more about mega-earthquakes and tsunamis
The Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu. (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) Morgane Brunet, Université du Québec à…
Scientists use supercomputers to ask: What was before the Big Bang?
Scientists are turning to powerful supercomputer simulations to solve Einstein's equations and finally explore what happened before the Big Bang.
The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
Stars form in the universe from massive clouds of gas. European Southern Observatory, CC BY-SA Luke Keller, Ithaca…