Discover what exist in the universe
One of the first things we learn in school about the solar system is that Earth and the other planets are in just the right spot—a region called the habitable zone—to support life as we know it. But where exactly do you find this magic habitable zone? And how did […]
Physicists think we may live in a multiverse—one where there are many universes besides our own. But how can we tell if that’s true? Astrophysicist and physicist Adam Becker explores four ways to find out if we do indeed live in a multiverse, and if so, what it means for […]
A new theory suggests that parallel universes or Multiverse may exist, and you could be living in one right now. In fact, according to the theory, there may be an infinite number of them — all of which are equally real and exist simultaneously. The paper proposing this new theory […]
Constellations are among the most overlooked features of the night sky, with even many amateur astronomers only ever identifying the 12 major constellations in the northern hemisphere such as Orion and Cassiopeia. However, there are hundreds of constellations that you can spot using just your eyes or a pair of […]
One of the most powerful tools astronomers have for studying the Universe is the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, which recently surprised scientists by detecting its first supernova, an explosion of a dying star and one of the Universe’s most important events to study. The explosion, named ASASSN-15lh, was […]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has officially begun to observe space, and it’s taken its first images of the Carina Nebula, which NASA calls a region of massive star formation that contains some of the brightest stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The new telescope recently sent back some […]
Virgo is one of the 88 constellations that form the celestial sphere. It can be seen as early as March, but in the Northern Hemisphere, it can only be seen from September to December. This constellation has three main stars—Albireo, Gamma Virginis, and Beta Virginis—and two named groups of stars: […]
The recently launched James Webb Telescope has been designed to look back in time, searching the cosmos to find out what existed before the Big Bang and giving us new insight into the origins of our universe. Now, after years of searching, it’s finally found something — and it’s changing […]
If you’re looking to fill up your star chart this winter, you’ll have the opportunity to view some very different constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres. The celestial hemisphere you’re in depends on your geographical location on earth. Find out which constellations will be visible on both sides of […]
If you’re living in the southern hemisphere, you get to see your own set of constellations! The most famous southern hemisphere constellation is the Southern Cross, but it’s only one of many southern constellations. Find out about other southern hemisphere constellations and their meanings below. All of these southern hemisphere […]
