It’s not just our Solar System that has a habitable zone, it turns out our entire galaxy has regions which would be hostile to the formation of life as we know it.
Mar 23rd: Does Our Galaxy Have a Habitable Zone?
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Feb 23rd: What is the Mars Curse? How So Many Spacecraft Failed to Reach Mars
f you’re going to send a spacecraft to Mars, you’ve got to know that place has an insatiable hunger for our plucky robot companions. Why is this place cursed?
Jan 26th: What Are Fast Radio Bursts? A Big Mystery in Astronomy
Here’s a big mystery in astronomy: fast radio bursts. What are they? Where do they come from? more at #365DaysOfAstro
Dec 29th: What’s Outside the Universe? Searching For Evidence of a Multiverse
Universe isn’t expanding into anything. But what if we’re living in a vast multiverse, and our Universe is bumping up against other universes?
Dec 22nd: Where is the closest black hole?
Black holes are pretty dangerous, so it’s a good idea to keep an idea on where all the nearby ones are. How close is the closest one, anyway?
Oct 31st: How Can We Save The Sun? Saving the Sun from Running Out of Fuel
Bad news, our Sun is living on borrowed time. It’s only got a few billion years left. How Can We Save The Sun? Saving the Sun from Running Out of Fuel.
Oct 24th: Is There Life on Mars? The Story of the Search for Life on Mars
You know what would be exciting? Finding life on Mars. What is the best evidence we’ve seen for life on the Red Planet?
Sep 22nd: How Far Away is Fusion? Unlocking the Power of the Sun
The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth?
Sep 14th: Supermassive Black Holes or Their Galaxies? Which Came First?
It’s a mystery that’s puzzled astronomers for years. Which came first, supermassive black holes or the galaxies that surround them?
Aug 25th: Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe?
In ancient times, astronomers and philosophers thought that the Earth was the center of the Universe. We know that’s wrong, but is there anything special about where we live?