Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists says not yet. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists don’t know why. This phenomenon seems to contradict everything researchers understand about gravity’s effect on the cosmos: It’s …
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Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors. Multiple NASA telescopes recently observed a massive black hole tearing apart an unlucky star that wandered too close. Located about 250 million light-years from Earth in the center of another galaxy, it was the fifth-closest …
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While we live our everyday life in the space of three dimensions, some scientists anticipate researching hypothetical particles that may serve as a gateway to a warped fifth-dimensional space. The researchers visualize this fifth dimension as a region that mediates the cosmic realms of light and dark. While you may be thinking that passing through …
Africa is a resource-rich continent, with Ghana being the continent’s largest and the world’s sixth-largest gold producer. However, 60% of Ghana’s water bodies have been polluted due to unlawful mining activities. While efforts to curb these activities have not delivered the desired results, Ghanaian governments and private organisations are turning to space solutions.
Is time travel possible? Imagine waking up tomorrow with a knock on your door, and the visitor claims to be your descendant from a thousand years into the future. You will definitely doubt the visitor as the concept of time travel has been mostly explored in science fiction and novels than in reality in our …
Presenting special space gifts to any lover of astronomy is a great way to put a smile on the person’s face. As you make plans to purchase these gifts, you should consider going for the best options to prove to your loved ones how much you support their interests in astronomy. Instead of selecting a …
On Sunday, (December 18), NASA lost contact with its Mars Insight Lander after the space probe ignored in responding to communications from Earth. After the InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, it has been studying quakes on Mars. However, as Mars dust continues to cover its solar arrays, the lander began to suffer …
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NASA’s Perseverance rover just dropped its first rock sample on the Martian terrain at a region where future mars missions will pick up the precious rock samples and return them back to Earth. NASA released a statement on Wednesday (December 21), detailing how this rock sample will help to advance the search for life on Mars. Since …
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Finding an Earth-like planet with the potential of sustaining any form of life has remained the primary goal of most space agencies. To take this goal even further, NASA has successfully launched several powerful space Telescopes including Hubble and Spitzer. A team of scientists led by Caroline Piaulet of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at …
On December 25, 2021, the world received the best Christmas gift as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope commenced on the journey to unlock several mysteries of the Universe. Today is making it exactly one year since the most powerful Telescope of our time left our home planet for space. So, what has it accomplished so …
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