Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. The skies over Japan will light up with a spectacular display of shooting stars in 2019. Do we know this because scientists have studied the astronomical and atmospheric conditions? Nope. We know this because the meteor shower …
Category: astrophysics
What Happens When Art Meets Space?
Outer space is often pictured as a vast, dark environment, dotted with bright stars. Sometimes, there are bursts of colors, thanks to the planets and moons that inhabit the galaxy. You could say it’s almost a work of art – and that’s exactly what the creators of “Space for Art” would tell you, too. The …
Researchers to Spend Eight Months in Isolation in Hawaii to Simulate Mars
The Martian landscape is like nothing any human has ever experienced before, but will we ever experience it? In case we do, a group of NASA-funded researchers is preparing for it. A six-member crew is now residing on Hawaii’s Big Island on the Mauna Loa volcano for eight months. Their mission is to learn how …
How Many Asteroids Narrowly Avoid Hitting Earth on a Regular Basis?
It’s not a very comforting thought, but the fact of the matter is that we aren’t alone in the universe. No, I don’t mean aliens — think asteroids! These gigantic rocks fly by our planet on a regular basis, but exactly how close are they getting to wiping out all of humanity? A new diagram has been released …