Maybe not today, maybe not a year from now and not even 50 years from now, but eventually the Earth may witness a catastrophic event. It may even be the dreaded apocalypse for some in the vast universe. So, sit back, take a breath and enjoy your home planet. Life…
Ever wonder what resides in the farthest reaches of space? Well, it’s safe to say that the universe is immense, expanding outward into the never-ending reaches of the imagination. Just when we think we have located the farthest point, we go even further. It seems that we will forever venture…
It might not happen in the near future, but according to scientists, it will happen. How long, we don’t know for certain. But this eerie doom will completely destroy all of existence. I’m not talking about our world or even our universe. I mean everything. It will be gone. Of course,…
Finding planets in the habitable zone is only part of discovering new life in the universe. Another important factor is receiving signals from distant heavenly bodies. A mysterious signal from Earth-like planet Gliese 581g paves the way for a serious consideration that there might, indeed, be life on other planets.…
It’s become a common event, finding new planets beyond our solar system. Tom Wagg, however, was the youngest person to make such a discovery, which is uncommon, to say the least. According to a press release from Keene University in England, Wagg was only 15 years old when making this…
We have known, for a long time that there was more to the universe than stars. In fact, the ability to remain on the earth, without falling off, while it spins, is testimony that something else has a drastic effect on…well, everything. When we look deeper into this phenomenon, we…
Did you know that in the center of our galaxy exists what is basically a ruthless vacuum in space and time? That's right, our entire galaxy, like many other large galaxies, rotates around a black hole. It is not impossible to speculate that the helix-like shape of the Milky Way…
You have never encountered speed until you witness a hypervelocity star escaping a galaxy. In fact, the latest occurrence was the fastest event ever! US 708 apparently left its galaxy, traveling at over 4 million kilometers an hour (2.7 million mph). The popular belief is that a supernova could be…