What is a Black Hole?
A black hole is perhaps one of the strangest objects in our universe. It is in fact the remains of a massive dead star that has run out of fuel and collapsed.
What Makes the Earth Rotate?
What Makes the Earth Rotate? … In a Nutshell : Earth rotates simply because it has not yet stopped moving!
How Much is the Earth Affected by the Other Planets?
While the planets may not affect us in ways astrologers would have us believe, events on Earth are undoubtedly influenced by the gravitational pull of our celestial neighbours and the results are rather more important than liaisons with tall dark strangers. But what exactly are the effects?
Wacky-pedia : Weird Questions, that you never even asked, Answered – What does Space Smell Like?
In this article we present you with some wacky facts as well as answering some of the more weird questions – questions that you never even knew you should’ve asked!
Weird Questions, that you never even asked, Answered – What does Space Smell Like?
Is there Such a thing as Weather in Space ?
Space is, famously, a pretty empty place. So, how is it possible to have weather there?
Why is Pluto no longer classed as a Planet ?
When the “New Horizons” NASA space probe left earth on January 19th 2006, Pluto was the 9th and final planet from the sun. When it finally arrived 9 1/2 years later in July 2015 it wasn’t! By then Pluto had been down graded to a dwarf planet. So what happened to poor old Pluto to diminish it so?
The Interstellar Pioneers
Pioneer 10 was launched on 2 March 1972 and would become the first spacecraft to pass through the asteroid belt found between Mars and Jupiter, and the first to get up close to Jupiter. It was also the first to leave the Solar System and head into deep space.
What is a Planet? ; How should a Planet be Defined?
Science is supposed to be precise in its definitions, proofs and theorems. Its something today that we just expect so it may come as something of a shock that the definition of one of the most fundamental of celestial bodies, a planet, wasn’t actually defined until the 1990’s !
Measuring Infinity – How Many Atoms Are There in the Universe ?
t’s no secret that the universe is an extremely vast place. But can we calculate how many atoms it contains?
Why is the Universe Expanding?
According to the big bang theory, the universe started off as an infinitely small point and expanded incredibly quickly in a process called inflation. But why is the Universe still expanding ?
Out of Africa : Did an Exploding Star Alter Human Evolution
A team of German scientists examining material from the seabed beneath the Pacific Ocean believe that they may have uncovered explosive evidence of an event that altered the evolution of humankind.
How Did Something Come From Nothing?
How Did Something Come From Nothing? : Questions do not come much deeper than this and until the 1970s only theologians and philosophers felt able to take it on (plus physics students still in the bar at closing time)
Cosmic Questions : How big is the universe? ; How fast is it expanding? ; Where is the force coming from? ; Where is the centre of the universe?
We consider some BIG questions in this article, however beware, not all the questions have what you might consider satisfactory answers.
The Moon Really IS Made of Cheese
When we say ‘the Moon’ we don’t mean OUR moon but another in our solar system. Researchers in the U.S. have got a close look at what they’re calling ‘the weirdest moon in the solar system’
