Did you know that the star illustrated here, HD 140283, is nearly as old as the universe? It's considered a first-generation star and an iron-poor star. Because it formed 600 million years after the Big Bang, it contained little more than hydrogen and helium. In fact, when it was first discovered, it was considered even older than the universe, but […]
Astronomers have discovered the closest supernova explosion to us in 20 years. Discovered 12 million light-years away (how close is that? ) in the Messier 82, also known as the Puro galaxy, the supernova has been described by scientists as a holy grail. So, we can understand its significance. Scientists say it can be easily seen even with binoculars (I […]
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile has obtained a richly detailed new image of the Lagoon Nebula. This giant cloud of gas and dust is home to luminous young stars and young star clusters. This image is just one small part of eleven surveys of the sky conducted using ESO telescopes. […]
We all know the famous Big Bang Theory. But it's not the only theory; there are actually many. There was one that said our 3-dimensional universe was the event horizon of a 4-dimensional black hole (click here for the article). In fact, that theory is among my favorites. Beyond that, there's superstring theory, but it's not used in place of the Big Bang Theory. […]
I'm not normally interested in psychology, but today, while browsing the internet, I came across and read a news article titled "The Milgram Experiment." I found it interesting. I wanted to finally add my commentary to it here. So, here we go. Dr. Stanley Milgram (who took his last name as his name) conducted the experiment at Yale University in 1961. His purpose was to encourage a person to follow orders given by authority, even if they contradict their conscience […]
In fact, quasars are the most fascinating and mystical objects, not just for me but also for astrophysics and astronomy. Quasars, also known as quasi-stellar radio sources, are the brightest and most distant objects in the universe. They are so bright and radiate so much energy that, despite being the size of our solar system, they are 10 or […]
