Earth’s interior is a far from quiet place. Deep below our surface activities, the planet rumbles with activity, from plate tectonics to convection currents that circulate through the hot magmatic fluids far underneath the crust. Understanding the origin of the … Read More
We all know that Earth is old, but it’s hard to put into perspective just how old it is. After all, what does 4.5 billion years really mean? How do you even comprehend that amount of time with our short-lived human brains? … Read More
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity has passed another test. Researchers have detected a subtle shift in the orbit of the closest known star to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way after nearly three decades … Read More
With its incredible beauty, a time-lapse of Jupiter’s moons Europa and Io orbiting the gas giant has recently gone viral on the Internet. Because the time-lapse is so amazing, many users have claimed that it isn’t real. While it’s important … Read More
It should be easy as the gravity of the Sun always pulls us towards it. In fact, however, to reach it is far more difficult than to escape from it! But Why? Watch the video bellow: READ MORE: See the … Read More
Stand by for an animated exploration of the famous Fermi Paradox. Given the vast number of planets in the universe, many much older than Earth, why haven’t we yet seen obvious signs of alien life? The potential answers to this … Read More