A truly enormous black hole been discovered in the constellation Cetus with a mass equivalent to 40 billion times that of our sun. Put another way, this black hole is so enormous that its mass […]
The Sun starts December traveling eastwards through the constellation Ophiuchus, and will cross into the constellation Sagittarius on the 18th, four days before the Winter Solstice occurs on the 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere, and […]
A multitude of fascinating astronomical objects await stargazers in November’s cold crisp night sky, when it’s not cloudy of course! This includes prominent constellations such as Pegasus, Andromeda and Cassiopeia. High on the list of […]
Could life exist on a planet orbiting a supermassive black hole? And if so what would existence on such a planet be like? Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in […]
October’s night sky presents the opportunity to see the Summer Triangle in the southern sky in the early evening. Meanwhile, to the east of Cygnus is another famous asterism, namely the Great Square of Pegasus. […]
The starry night sky filled with its infinite mysteries and wonders has always represented a constant source of fascination for humankind. At the dawn of civilization, ancient people like the Egyptians and Babylonians believed their […]
A massive neutron star only 30 kilometers across but with a mass 2.17 times that of the Sun has been discovered 4,600 light years away from Earth. MSP J0740+6620 is therefore the most massive neutron […]
A Grandfather Paradox arises when something traveling back in time creates inconsistencies that contradict the timeline’s history. The most commonly cited example of this type of time travel paradox involves a person traveling to the […]
The September Equinox occurs at 07:50 UTC on the 23rd of September. On this date, the Sun will be directly over the equator and as a result, the day and night of September 23rd will […]
On July 25th, asteroid 2019 OK flew by Earth at a distance of only 40,000 miles (65,000 kms). Measuring around 330 feet (100 meters) wide, asteroids the size of 2019 OK are relatively common in […]
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