NASA has officially confirmed the Dragonfly helicopter mission that aims to explore Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. This critical decision now paves the way for the mission to move towards the completion of its final design phase, which will be followed by the complex process of building and rigorously testing the entire spacecraft along with its … Read more
Jakarta – Astronomers are now keen to welcome this rare event. A new explosion is expected to occur in the coming months. Note, a nova and a supernova are not the same. What is Nova? Novas occur in binary star systems, where the white dwarf star and its companion star orbit each other closely. White … Read more
Jakarta – As we already know, the Solar System consists of 8 planets that revolve around the Sun. In the Solar System there are also satellites of each planet, asteroids, the dwarf planet Pluto, and various interstellar dust. But have you ever thought, where is the end of this vast Solar System? At a distance … Read more
Our solar system and everything in it, including Earth, will look very different when the Sun dies. But will Earth and the other planets be able to escape the Sun or will they disappear? A study published in the journal “Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society» (MNRAS). The Sun burns hydrogen in its core, … Read more
Snapchat Adjusts ‘Solar System’ Feature After Teens’ Anxiety Concerns Image Credits: Shutterstock Snapchat has responded to concerns about its ‘solar system’ feature, following a Wall Street Journal report revealing how the feature was causing anxiety among teens. The ‘solar system’ feature displays the ranking system for paid subscribers, indicating how close users are to their … Read more
Jakarta – As far as astronomers who study the observable universe know, only about 5% is made up of matter. The rest, or most of it, consists of dark matter or dark matter (around 27%) and dark energy (around 68%). Dark matter is invisible matter that does not emit its own light and only interacts … Read more
Jakarta – The atomic explosion in Hiroshima in August 1945 not only left behind destruction and death, but also formed dense matter in the Solar System. Where does it come from? A recent study by Nathan Asset and his team from Université Paris Cité, France, reveals a link between Hiroshima debris dust and the process … Read more
Jakarta – When the United States (US) dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945, the Japanese city was engulfed in a powerful fireball that killed around 140 thousand people and vaporized the Earth and its infrastructure. Seventy years later, scientists found debris from a nuclear explosion in the form of glass balls scattered … Read more
Jakarta – Black holes are still an interesting topic of study for scientists. Its enormous gravitational pull is known to be able to devour stars, planets and even other black holes. So, is it true that the power of a black hole can devour the entire universe? Quoted from the Australian National University (ANU) website, … Read more
Astronomers report the discovery of one more moon of Uranus, while two more moons are found on Neptune. The “moon” is a satellite that almost every planet in the solar system has. In particular, the outer planets have as many as tens or hundreds of moons. Most recently on February 23, there was big news … Read more