Planet Earth is getting boring. You have seen most of the countries and most of the inhabitants and swam beneath the sea, what else is there to do? Admittedly the oceans haven’t been explored to their full extent and some intense exploration needs to be done but sitting down and watching TV you can see [...]
Black Hole Startling Facts, Questions and Answers.
What’s the point in trying to impress people with things about cooking, football, weather and the things that your mum or dad knows? Why not impress people with facts on black holes instead? You may even put them to sleep. Here’s a few interesting facts on black holes- When material falls into black hole, a [...]
Best of the Week Podcast-Giant Ribbon at the Edge of the Solar System: Mystery Solved?
Last year, when NASA’s IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) spacecraft discovered a giant ribbon at the edge of the solar system, researchers were mystified. They called it a “shocking result” and puzzled over its origin. Now the mystery may have been solved. //
A Simple Look at Black Holes and Their Affect on Light and Mass Including Hawking Radiation
So what is a black hole? A good way to look at what a black hole is, is to think of a region of space that has so much mass that everything around it is unable to escape its gravitational pull. The mass of a planet determines how much gravity that planet has, the higher [...]
Best of the Week Podcast- Why Don’t Supernovas Explode When They Should Do?
Supernovas don’t explode. Why is that? The nuclear fuel runs out and it begins a collapse under its own weight and there should be a massive blast, but nothing happens. Something is being missed but a new space telescope should resolve this problem. //
