In the old days, people didn’t know much about the sky or the land at the bottom of the Earth. But there were some brave folks who decided to find out more, and they found some amazing things. Finding Uranus … Read More
The last time this was seen, humanity had only just begun to expand. Over the coming months, a celestial object that was last observed when Neanderthals walked the planet will be visible if you look up into the sky. A … Read More
Authors It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy. Launched on December 25 last year and fully operational since July, the telescope offers glimpses of the universe that were inaccessible … Read More
When it comes to space, we have a problem with our human desire to go everywhere and see everything. A huge problem. It’s space. It’s far too vast. Even at the maximum speed permitted by the Universe, it would take … Read More
Karl Schwarzchild proposed black holes in 1916 as a solution to Einstein’s field equations for his Theory of General Relativity. By the mid-twentieth century, astronomers were using indirect methods to detect black holes for the first time, observing their effects … Read More
It’s hard not to wonder what it’d be like if advanced aliens were tuning in to our planet right now, downloading the latest news and gossip in an attempt to figure out where our civilization stands. Hopefully, they will gloss … Read More