this is insanely SWEET! A Solar Eclipse like this one is absolutely gnarly. It is one of those astronomical events that we can watch without the use of a crazy powerful telescope. Some people have used different techniques to observe them over the millenia. Here is an intro to a video showing a particularly cool…
NASA Is Studying 3 Types Of Tractor Beams…
science fiction is becoming science reality. Can you believe this and the applications may be crazy? Apparently the tractor beams we have seen in sci-fi movies are being studied by NASA. In addition they are also partnering with a company called Arc Pax in a joint venture to attempt a tractor beam that would be…
Potential “Super-Earth” At Edge Of Solar System is…
What do you think? There are strong opinions from both camps. Just a few days ago the internet was buzzing (and still is) with stories of a super-earth like formation potentially at the edge of our solar system. This story was cited in forbes.com and other major publications. Originally astronomers thought that whatever they detected…
NASA Does a Close Flyby Of Enceladus and Finds Unusual…
this surprised a lot of astronomers… One of the most unusual spottings in astronomy in the last century is within our very own solar system. The moon Enceladus has been considered extremely unusual for a long time with some of the prior pics coming from 2004. Now, things have gotten even stranger: If you thought…
Astronomers Spotted a “Blazar Galaxy” and it…
They detected some high-energy gamma rays.. These particular rays were detected from 7.6 billion light years away. And the detection is significant in that it will help astronomers better understand these unique types of galaxies and the black holes at the centers of them. They actually combined more than one telescope in this particular study:…
Does the Universe go on for Infinity?
some say YES! We may never be able to get our minds around this concept. We have seen galaxies over 13 billion light years away. Many scientists and astronomers try to make sense of things using red shift modeling and other methods. However the concept of infinity has been debated for thousand of years: Explore…
Have you Heard About This “Super Jupiter” Exoplanet?
they studied its movements… Astronomers spotted an exoplanet like none other that they have ever seen. They are calling it a super Jupiter. This is mostly because it is a gas giant and resembles our own in a lot of ways. Btw they still don’t know how that giant red storm keeps going. That however…
Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy is…
how many people know about THIS? In our own area of the universe are some incredible formations that are often not discussed. Even in our own solar system there are a lot of bizarre happenings such as the bright spots on Ceres for example. We are often focused on galaxies that are billions of light…
Top 10 Unusual Planets That Could Host Alien Life
some of these exoplanets are odd… (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ With super telescopes like Hubble and the European Southern Observatory, astronomers have been able to detect things that were previously impossible. Many exoplanets have now been spotted and this video lists the 10 that we think are most likely to have alien life. Now of course, life could…
NASA’s EM Drive Still Seems To Be Functioning…
You may or may not have read about NASA’s EM Drive. Apparently it may be the future of space travel and their latest developments are exciting: The latest news regarding the EM Drive, which produces a thrust seemingly from nowhere, comes from Paul March, one of the principal investigators on the EM Drive, and was published…
Do You Know About Cosmic Energy in the Universe?
what is THIS? Do you know what the hottest and the coldest places are in the universe? Do you have any guesses? This video examines energy in the universe from a different perspective. We have many different equations about energy in physics. And many astronomers think energy may have different properties when inside a black…
New and “Far Out” Opinions on the Kepler Star Discovery
what in the heck is that structure?? The famous dyson sphere that they discvovered still remains unexplained. There was on e theory that it was just a bunch of comets. if you read enough space stuff astronomers often go to comets when they can’t explain something haha. No one knows for sure what it is…
10 Reasons Aliens Have Not Been Found (Yet)
There have been many reports of UFO sightings and crop circles, as well as other phenomena. However, we have not been in direct contact or spotted a planet where we have observed extraterrestrials. This video examines the top 10 reasons why this may be the case. Of course with trillions of stars in the universe,…
Have You Seen the Beginning of a Black Hole?
this is amazing (┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻ A black hole may be the most mysterious topic and formation in all of astronomy. There are people on all sides of the debate. Some evn say they don’t exist although that is by far the least common opinion. Either way and no matter what you think of black holes, most astronomers…
The Juno Spacecraft Will be Flying by Jupiter Closer That Anything EVER
finally… The gas giant planet has been one of the greatest mysteries of our solar system. And now for the first time ever they are gonna get a super close view of the planet. Super super close and never seen before to be correct! Here is a bit more on what to expect: The Juno…
The “Alien Wow” Signal From 1977 is Closer to…
when will they solve this thing? Stephen Hawking comments on one of the most mysterious debates in astronomy. Many of you are familiar with this unexplainable detection from the 1970s. Professor Antonio Paris thinks he may be onto this mystery! You may or may not have heard of this trippy space sound. In the 1970s…
Astronomers Discovered Something in 1917 That Was…
who even knew about this?? There is an astronomical phenomenon that is getting a lot of buzz now even though it was spotted almost 100 years ago Now most space fans and all astronomers have heard of the phenomena of exoplanets. The most famous of these is named kepler 452-b due to it’s “Earth like”…
This Mysterious “Alien Like Planet” is Like Nothing We’ve Seen
will astronomers find anything? Astronomers have found an exoplanet with absolutely bizarre features. Many have been talking about the exoplanet kepler 452 which a lot of people think is the most similar to ours that we have ever found. Now, astronomers have spotted one with some very mysterious properties! Have you heard about this one yet?…
“Fast Radio Burst” Signal Detected 6 Billion Light Years Away – Update
where did this thing come from? No one knows for sure as this may be one of the most mysterious space findings for us humans. One of the more “far out” opinions, no pun intended is that it came from extraterrestrials. Most people’s initial reaction when hearing such ideas is one of skepticism, which is…
The Hubble Just Caught These “Light Formations” on Jupiter
no way? Apparently there are more surprises in our own solar system then we can imagine. Many are familioar with the famous red Jupiter spot that seems to keep going. And that is mysterious enough as most astronomers cannot completely explain it. And now you can add another Jupiter mystery: Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA…
