Listen to this story from the Sun as it tells its story in layers of light, each layer reveals what’s happening at different depths and temperatures. #spacescoop @unawe #365DaysOfAstro
Feb 27th: Could Life Exist on One of Saturn’s Moons?
Feb 13th: The Big Rip is Coming, Look Busy!
Does the Universe go on forever or does it have an edge? Has it always existed and if not, how old is it? Will it end? more at #365DaysOfAstro today’s @unawe #spacescoop
Jan 29th: Meet the Biggest Baby in the Early Universe
In October of 2018, the discovery of a new supercluster in the distant Universe was announced! Just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
Jan 16th: Lord of the Rings: The Two Galaxies
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a ring of black holes or neutron stars in the galaxy AM 0644-741 in the constellation Volans. This ring of black holes covers an area three times larger than the Milky Way, making it the real Lord of the Rings!
Jan 9th: Colliding Stars Spill Radioactive Waste Into the Universe
Dec 26th: Even Massive Stars Fall Like a Feather
Today, we understand gravity much better than we did in Galileo’s day, thanks to Albert Einstein. Over 100 years ago, Einstein came up with a theory of gravity that has so far passed all tests, in laboratories and out in space.
Dec 14th: Searching for Buried Secrets on Mars
Noc 24th: A Flash in The Night Sky
Oct 27th: Clearing the Fog Around Exploding Stars
When a red supergiant goes supernova, something special may happen: a brief but brilliant flash of light might be seen before the full explosion! more at #365DaysOfAstro @unawe #spacescoop