Unbelievable facts, recent scientific discoveries, and thought-provoking theories about space exploration and the Universe in general. Interesting reads for amateur astronomers, skywatchers, and anyone who would like to learn more about the universe we live in!
It looks like we are getting closer to uncovering the origins of our universe. Scientists at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, used the Large Hadron Collider to generate a controlled mini-'Big Bang' to understand how it could have happened in reality. The aim of the experiment was to determine how exactly…
The Big Bang theory still remains the prevailing cosmological model explaining the beginning of the Universe. But it can’t answer many questions concerning its early development. Perhaps, any other theory can? Let’s try to find it out. Theories That Explain the Beginning of the Universe The Big Bang Theory First…
The progress of human civilization has set environmental problems on Earth. Yet, the fate of human civilization is not a question of tens or hundreds of years but of thousands and millions of years. Some scholars believe that migration to another galaxy would be the only possible scenario in the…
Our universe is flat. Such a conclusion is made by an international team of researchers led by Alain Benoit, who made an amazing experiment in the Swedish city of Kiruna. Scientists reported their findings at a conference of the Committee on Space Research. On a moonless night, the Archeops telescope…
Scientists just found an Earth-like planet that is a very promising candidate for hosting life. Of course, this discovery doesn't mean that we actually found life on other planets. More precisely, the likelihood of life existing on other planets just became a little more realistic. A planet that is at…
Lately, there's been much fuss about what might happen in December 2012, with people discussing all kinds of scenarios. Few are those who say that something good is going to happen. And of course, many are those who say that absolutely nothing will happen. Crazy scenarios Some describe the end…
