Our solar system was formed about 5 billion years ago from material left over from previous generations of stars, according to astronomers. Beyond that, however, things get a little murky. According to popular belief, a nearby supernova explosion compressed a … Read More
This ancient Greek “computer” called the Antikythera mechanism continues to puzzle scientists as to what it was used for. Credit image: Wikipedia Commons More than a hundred years ago an extraordinary mechanism was found by divers at the bottom … Read More
I am sure that we all know a lot of interesting facts about the Solar System, but this does’t mean we should stop getting information for some more. Here I put 9 facts that I find really fascinating and hope some … Read More