Here is a cool video on a possible asteroid that they discovered with rings: From ESO, observations made at telescopes in South America have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. This is the smallest object to have rings and only the fifth body in…
Decoding the Mystery of the Universe
This video takes a very interesting look at the universe. Not in the traditional way by just observing formations through a telescope, but analyzing the potential underlying language if you will of the universe. There are many math constants that we observe on earth and in outer space like the ratio of pi. Is this…
New Mars Drone Could Explore The Surface Like Never Before
Many space fans have seen really cool pictures of the Mars surface in the last decade. Now there may be an even more exciting device to take videos and pics like never before: If a NASA experimental program pans out, the first aircraft on Mars could be a flying wing. Under development at NASA Armstrong,…
Aliens Are Still Likely…But Maybe Fewer of Them
This new model may not mean we are alone, but may make it more likely (if correct) that there are fewer extraterrestrials than we thought. There may be far fewer galaxies further out in the universe then might be expected, according to a new study led by Michigan State University. Over the years, the Hubble…
Distant Moons May Be The Key To Alien Life
The search for extreterrestrial intelligence, or even simple life on other planets and areas of space is one of the most intriguing areas of astronomy. The SETI program involved sending and listening for radio signals from other planets. Now the search for exomoons may be the next phase in the search for alien life: Using…
Ceres Pyramid and Bright Spot Update – Part 4
The mystery continues about the pyramid like shape and bright spots on Ceres observed in the last few weeks. Below we have a skeptical opinion as well as info on the next close orbit: As of this writing, NASA has found a series of bright spots on Ceres — and their nature is completely unknown.…
List of the Biggest Black Holes in the Universe
Here is a fun look at the largest black holes in the universe, as well as a perspective in size to our own galaxy and solar system: Our Milky Way may harbor millions of black holes… the ultra dense remnants of dead stars. But now, in the universe far beyond our galaxy, there’s evidence of…
Black Holes Can Do Crazy Things to Dark Matter
Most astronomers have posed the theory that an enormous amount of the universe is comprised of dark matter. In this computer simulation they try to illustrate what a black hole could do to dark matter: 15 years building a computer simulation that shows what it looks like when a black hole pulls millions of particles…
SpaceX Falcon 9 to Attemp Rocket Landing This Sunday
SpaceX keeps pushing and doesn’t give up which is a great attitude. They will attempt this weekend another try at their Falcon 9 rocket: SpaceX will try once again, on Sunday, to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a boat, and you can watch all the dramatic spaceflight action live. The…
Strange Look at the Universe as a Hologram
Many of us have pondered what is real and what is in our mind. This concept has been portrayed somewhat in the movie The Matrix. Here is an intro to this video: What we touch. What we smell. What we feel. They’re all part of our reality. But what if life as we know it…
Astronomers Spotted a Strange Comet-Like Alien Planet…
uh were you aware of this? Astronomers have spotted something potentially stranger than most exoplanets. Exoplanets are of course those orbiting star systems and ones that may be similar to ours. Kepler 452-b is the most Earth like that we have found to date. The atmosphere in particular is one that has astronomers excited. And…
NASA Pyramid Debate on Ceres and Mars – Part 3
We are a few days into the big story about NASA and their images on the mini planet/asteroid Ceres. Many people think there is a pyramid that was built by aliens and many think it is just a natural rock formation that could have occurred on the surface as part of any randomly distributed…
NASA and Dark Matter Labs
NASA is using their technology and knowledgebase to simulate black holes in ways previously impossible to learn more about their properties: A new computer simulation tracking dark matter particles in the extreme gravity of a black hole shows that strong, potentially observable gamma-ray light can be produced. Detecting this emission would provide astronomers with a…
DARPA is Trying to Put Engineered Life on Mars
There is some stuff you can’t make up or just sounds like it came from a science fiction movie. Here is DARPA’s plans for colonizing Mars in their way: Whether that excites or terrifies you depends on how you feel about the military engineering totally new life forms. If you’re in the excitement camp, however,…
Should We Be Worried About This Asteroid?
There has been a lot of talk around the internets and interwebs about a time frame in September where a certain asteroid may be coming extremely close to earth. Here is more about what some people are expecting at some very large governmental organizations: Both NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been preparing…
Neutron Stars are Giving Us New Clues
Neutron stars are fascinating as they can spin around at 43,000 times per minute and have densities that are hard to imagine such as a teaspoon weighing billions of tons. Here is some info on a breakthrough in studying these universal phenomenon and their distances: In late 2013, when the neutron star at the heart…
New Breakthrough in the Search For Aliens MAY Succeed
will THIS work to find them? The search for extraterrestrial life takes another leap forward. Some may remember the SETI program where they sent out and listened for alien signals. Here is an intro on this really clever method they have developed: Astronomers have successfully commissioned a new type of optic that can reveal the…
Observing the Universe With Gravity Instead of Light
This is an absolutely fascinating new way to observe the cosmos: Marcia Bartusiak joins Kip Thorne, Laura Danly and Rainer Weiss to demonstrate how two observatories on opposite sides of the country, called LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory), may open a new window on observing the cosmos—one based not in light but in gravity. Scientists…
Can Galaxies Travel Faster Than Light Speed?
Light speed, space travel and the cosmos are among the most interesting topics and most debated in the scientific community. The narrator in the video makes a remark about the topic and galaxies: Probably my biggest regret when I made the Hubble Deep Field in 3D video is saying the phrase “these galaxies are racing…
NASA Update on Possible Ceres Pyramid
Last week there was a big brouhaha about a mysterious formation on the mini planet/asteroid Ceres. It looked as if there was a pyramid but astronomers and science fans are not sure. Here is more info on the latest updates: The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New…
