Category: Astronomy
-
Pulsars, research, debates…
Pulsars — tiny spinning stars, heavier than the sun and smaller than a city — have puzzled scientists since they were discovered in 1967. Now, new observations by an international team, including University of Vermont astrophysicist Joanna Rankin, make these bizarre stars even more puzzling. The scientists identified a pulsar that is able to dramatically change…
-
Dark Matter, wants, desires…
The Universe’s highest-energy light could finally yield clues to the nature of the “dark matter” that makes up some 85% of the Universe’s mass. The Fermi space telescope, designed to catch gamma rays, has seen hints of evidence for dark matter in high-energy gamma rays seen at the galaxy’s centre. [1] The search for Dark Matter…
-
Sun, Moon, “coincidences”…
Suppose you tried to deliberately design and build an artificial shade in orbit which would cover the Sun whenever you wished. Suppose you wanted to design it and built it in a way so that its phenomenal size would be EXACTLY the same as the phenomenal size of the Sun on the sky. How successful do…
-
300, 400, 500 light years? Who cares?!? If you are an astronomer everything goes… (or why Astronomy = Astrology)
New measurements of the Polar Star have revealed that the distance of the star from Earth is 323 light years, instead of 434 light years which was the last measurement known. [1] Astronomy is the only science where measurements can change so drastically without anyone saying anything. What would your professor tell you if you…
-
WIMP, Dark Matter, scientific delusions…
The unknown is starting to take shape. The nameless gets named. WIMP is the name you will hear more often in the future when Dark Matter is analyzed… And rest assured that someday there will be experiments that will “find” it… Because when you look for something you always find it… ALWAYS. After all, after…
You must be logged in to post a comment.