Discover what exist in the universe
All of the neutrinos in our universe are either active (they are the ones that interact with other particles) or sterile (they have no interactions). That may sound like not having interactions would make them pretty boring, but it turns out that without sterile neutrinos, our universe wouldn’t be able […]
Did you know that neutrinos have several different types? These are the three most common neutrinos and what they do in real world applications. You may have heard of them before, but do you really understand their significance in your day-to-day life? Why are they so important and what part […]
You’ve probably heard of solar neutrinos before, but do you really understand what they are and how they work? To get to the bottom of this, let’s first discuss how the sun creates energy in the first place. This will give us some insight into why we need solar neutrinos, […]
Neutrinos are some of the most elusive particles in the universe, even though they’re some of the most common. But now that scientists have detected 17 types of neutrinos, researchers are learning more and more about these tiny particles and how they work—and might even be able to use them […]
The Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory is one of the most exciting scientific projects of our time – the first instrument designed to detect neutrinos from outer space. You might have heard about it in the news, but how much do you really know about this cutting-edge tool? To help, here’s […]
A white hole is the opposite of a black hole, so what could possibly be confusing about that? The answer depends on your frame of reference, because the opposite of something in one context can be exactly the same as the thing in another context. Physicists define black holes as […]
The James Webb Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2018, is already one of the most complex scientific instruments ever constructed by man, and it will need to capture thousands of images of some of the most distant phenomena in our universe before its mission ends in 2028. In order to […]
Climate change is happening all around us, and it’s caused by both natural and human causes. That’s according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), who just released their latest report on the matter, detailing how the climate will change in the coming decades, how much of this can […]
Adapting to climate change can be quite difficult, whether it’s the threat of more severe storms or changes in weather patterns that have adverse effects on food supply. However, there are some easy ways to be good at adapting to climate change and preventing the worst of its effects from […]
Radiative forcing is the difference between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy it sends back into space. This value changes depending on what type of gases exist in Earth’s atmosphere and how much of each gas there are; changes in radiative forcing can cause Earth’s […]
