Journey beyond Earth with strange facts and discoveries from across the universe. From black holes to mysterious space signals, this is where astronomy meets awe.
Human civilization has spent thousands of years looking up at the night sky, wondering what lies beyond what our eyes can see and the planet we walk on. Now, thanks to modern technology and our increasing knowledge and understanding of the laws of physics, we have managed to observe galaxies billions of light-years away, discover … Read more
Most people already know that we are moving through space. Earth rotates on its own axis but also orbits around the Sun. However, our home planet is not just travelling in circles either. The entire solar system is also acting as a cosmic ship that hurtles throughout the Milky Way galaxy into the deep unknown … Read more
When we think of expansion, we usually imagine something getting bigger or moving outward into an already existing space. However, how can something that already consists of everything there is still get bigger? We know from observations that galaxies that are already far away from us are seemingly moving farther. This phenomenon is thought to … Read more
If you’ve seen photos of space, you probably notice that there is Earth and a glowing Sun, yet the space between them is dark. On the ground, the Sun lights up the sky and makes everything bright, but why does it not do the same in space, if it is located up there? Well, the … Read more
When you step outside during the day and feel the sunlight on your face or body, it’ll feel warmer. But if you go back inside or somewhere with a shade, it could suddenly feel a lot cooler. This happened even if the sun is still right up there in the sky as it has always … Read more
If you use a compass, it will not point to the very top of the planet, but instead will point to the magnetic north. This is a specific location where Earth’s magnetic field lines up straight to the ground. The one thing about this direction is that it is not static. It constantly shifts and … Read more
If you look at images of the sun, it really does look like it is on fire: a giant burning ball that lights up the sky and space around it. However, on Earth, we do know that you need oxygen to create and maintain fire, but space is a vacuum that does not have that … Read more
The planet Earth that we often take for granted in today’s world wasn’t always this life-supporting ball of rock. Around 4 billion years ago, the air and atmosphere were nothing like the air we breathe in now. In fact, some models and research suggest that Earth may have even lost most of its early atmosphere … Read more
Have you ever once thought about whether there are others like us outside the planet? The fact that we have not seen or met any aliens, despite the vastness of the observable universe, a phenomenon also known as the Fermi paradox, is a problem that has given rise to countless theories. One theory in particular, … Read more
When we imagine aliens, we usually think of a green goblin-looking man, with eyes and nose bigger than ours, or so. In other words, we think of them as still a biological being, kind of reminiscent of humans, but one theory suggests this idea might be why we have not found them yet. What if … Read more
