Asteroids: Expert reveals how asteroids are tracked down
Mar 05, 2020 08:43 am UTC| Science
Asteroids pass by the Earth all the time, pretty much as far as everyone can remember, but it bears wondering how space agencies manage to spot these rocks. Now, an expert reveals how it is done. Express reports that...
The Milky Way's unusual fluctuation caused by a collision, scientists say
Mar 05, 2020 08:43 am UTC| Science
The home of the Solar System, the Milky Way galaxy, has long been known to spin in an unusual manner, but the cause of this was a mystery until now. Experts say that the odd manner of spinning of the Milky Way was caused...
Massive white dwarf star discovery could shed light on the structure of the universe, says experts
Mar 04, 2020 10:47 am UTC| Science
One of the phases a star inevitably turns into is a white dwarf when it finally dies and loses energy. Recently, some scientists discovered an unusual kind of white dwarf star, one that could shed more light on...
Physicist believes that wormhole travel is possible
Mar 04, 2020 10:47 am UTC| Science
Wormhole traveling is mainly known for being a very fictional concept, and the general assumption when it comes to wormhole traveling seems to be that it has always stayed that way. However, one physicist believes that...
Interstellar spacecrafts could reach the speed of light by riding supernova explosions, says experts
Mar 04, 2020 10:47 am UTC| Science
A concept of transportation actually being able to go as fast as the speed of light may seem to only exist in the movies or in television. However, according to two experts, it may be possible for a spacecraft to reach...
Asteroids: NASA spots 4-kilometer rock approaching Earth
Mar 03, 2020 09:50 am UTC| Science
The dinosaurs are known to have gone extinct due to an asteroid collision millions of years ago. And although chances of an asteroid strike such as that are very slim, it is still possible, especially as NASA recently...
NASA: Agency discovers black hole by accident
Mar 03, 2020 09:39 am UTC| Science
Discoveries are often made by accident, and NASAs recent discovery holds true to that saying. The agency was analyzing photographs from the Osiris-Rex mission when they found a black hole. NASA was in the midst of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects