Can this be? Whoa what could be causing this unusual structure? Researchers have revealed a ‘bizarre’ star they say could be surrounded by a huge alien mega structure. KIC 8462852, located 1,480 light-years away, was monitored by the Kepler Space Telescope for more than four years, beginning in 2009. Now researchers say they cannot explain…
Apparently China Has Had A Telescope On The Moon (Two Years Now)
Wait…what? Why was there not more news about this? Apparently China has a telescope on the moon: Chinese researchers have reported that a small, robotic telescope they landed on the Moon back in 2013 has been working flawlessly this whole time. And although this is the first many of us are hearing about the device,…
Guy Boils Water With Homemade Solar Vacuum Tube
Here is a very impressive home device using solar power in a different way to boil water: This is a preview of a 5 ft solar evacuated vacuum tube I will be using in a large trough. These tubes are very efficient and work by absorbing sunlight and keeping the heat. The always interesting “greenpowerscience” shows…
Black Hole Galaxy Messier 106 Has Some Secrets
A lot of the pics of this galaxy were from The Hubble, and surprisingly they got some help from an amateur astronomer. Messier 106 is particularly mysterious for a number of reasons: Located a little over 20 million light-years away, practically a neighbor by galactic standards, Messier 106 is one of the brightest and nearest…
It’s A Great Time To Be Able To See Mercury
Home astronomers and science fans rejoice as it is a great time to see Mercury. Here is the scoop on when and how for this month: The month of October is going to be particularly kind to astronomy enthusiasts this year, with Jupiter, Mars, and Venus set to draw unusually close to each other in…
What Did They Discover On Vesta and Ceres?
Although 2015 has been quite a year for new space pics from NASA in our own solar system, there was a lot of cool pics and new info that came in over the last ten years. One fascinating bit of info is regarding Vesta and Ceres: Dawn, the speedy ion-drive spacecraft, left Earth in 2007 bound…
Do You Know About The Banach-Tarski Paradox?
The every interesting VSauce examines the Banach-Tarski paradox in theoreticgeometry. It is hard to get one’s mind around this one but he explains it very thoroughly and it involves thinking about 3 dimensional plains in a new way. Once commenter even says: I lost you after like 6 minutes Some one else has a similar…
Is Anything Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
What do you think? Some scientists say that “tachyons” might be able to do it.. The ever entertaining Veritasium examines the question, can anything travel faster than the speed of light. People actually are in both camps, and it is almost impossible to discuss this debate without referencing the work of Einstein from earlier in…
How Big Is The Universe…Is It Infinite?
Many of us science fans have pondered the question of just how big is the universe. This video examines these questions: Does the universe go on forever? Where do we fit within it? And how would the great thinkers have wrapped their brains around the far-out ideas on today’s cutting edge? For those who find…
They Made A Solar Powered Ray To Melt Bronze
Whoa! There have been a few backyard solar lenses to make their way around the internet. Some have been pretty powerful and others on the weaker side. This device is attempting to actually melt bronze: Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds attempt to create a focused beam of light hot enough to melt bronze. To accomplish…
Do You Know About These Super Volcanoes?
We have seen active volcanoes over the years in countries like Japan and Iceland. However, there have been eruptions in the past that are absolutely mindboggling. Here is a description: They are eruptions so vast, so Earth-shattering, they have changed the history of our planet. Climate collapse. Toxic turmoil. Mass extinction. Worse than a killer asteroid,…
Did You Know Pluto Has A Moon Named “Styx”?
In 2015, and most recently in the last month, never before seen pics of Pluto have been seen and shared by NASA. Noe, they have new pics of its moon: Last week we learned that Pluto has blue sunrises and sunsets, much like the one Curiosity captured on Mars. In the latest round of images…
The Lightest Metal Ever…
Light and strong metals have incredible technological and medical applications. Tungsten for example has gotten a lot of press lately for these reasons. And apparently they have made a metal now that is lighter than all other metals: Microlattice is the lightest metal ever made. At 99.99% air, it’s light enough to balance on top…
Did They Really Just Find Red Ice On Pluto?
Not only did they find ice on Pluto, but in some places it actually appears red? Here is what astronomers had to say about this unusual phenomenon: A curious aspect of the discovery is that the regions showing strong water ice spectral signatures correspond to regions that are bright red in the enhanced-color images of…
These Ancient Lost Treasures Of India Will Leave You Curious
Did you know about the history of the Indus Valley in India? it is the home of many archaeological mysteries: The story of India is one of fabulous dynasties and kings, timeless belief systems and golden ages of culture. This fascinating program journeys through the centuries to demonstrate how glories such as the Taj Mahal…
10 Ways Interstellar Space Travel Could Actually Be Achieved
This video examines 10 possible ways that future space travel missions could reach other stars. The closest known star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri at just over 4 light years away. By galactic standards that is super close, but still a super far distance by our known travel techniques. Could some sort of…
10 Ways That Interstellar Space Travel Could Be Achieved
This video examines 10 possible ways that future space travel missions could reach other stars. The closest known star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri at just over 4 light years away. By galactic standards that is super close, but still a super far distance by our known travel techniques. Could some sort of…
The Search For Extraterrestrial Civilizations Are Examined
In this very interesting discussion about the search for aliens, they describe some parameters and assumptions in terms of their potential use of energy: If alien civilizations exist throughout the universe, many have had billions of years to develop technology, expand their population and energy supplies, and travel across their galaxies. Kardashev classified hypothetical advanced…
They Went Deeper In Space Than The Hubble
Wow…In this particular region of space the telescope at ESO has actually gone deeper than the Hubble: The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile has given astronomers the best ever three-dimensional view of the deep Universe. After staring at the Hubble Deep Field South region for a total of 27 hours the…
Mars Was Likely A Very Blue Planet In The Past
There has been an incredible amount of discussion about this cool planet in 2015. From ancient lakes to unusual surface formations seen for the first time, it has been quite a year. Now they think it may have been covered with even more water than previously thought: For decades, planetary scientists have suspected that ancient…
