Black holes have been mysterious and elusive — until now. Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have, for the first time, photographed one. Continue reading
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Debunks Space Myths | WIRED
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed? ONE STRANGE ROCK airs Mondays at 10/9c on National Geographic. Continue reading
ZERO-G Challenges of a Trip to Mars!
A trip to #Mars involves radiation, muscle and bone loss, intermediate axis theorem and liquids. Continue reading
Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole? – TED Talk by Fabio Pacucci
From asteroids capable of destroying entire species to supernovae that could exterminate life on Earth, outer space has no shortage of forces that could wreak havoc on our planet. But there’s something in space that is even more terrifying than any of these — something that wipes out everything it comes near. Continue reading
Which Falls Faster – A Feather or a Bowling Ball?
Fascinate your students with this large scale re-enactment of Isaac Newton’s classic thought experiment.
How We Know Black Holes Exist?
This video is about the astronomical amount of astronomical evidence for black holes, ranging from x-ray binaries with accretion disks, supermassive infrared-radiating galactic nuclei black holes, orbital characteristics of high mass binaries, and direct gravitational wave detection of inspiraling merging black hole binaries with LIGO. Yes, they’re real. Continue reading
What Happens When You Drop A Penny Off The Empire State Building? DEBUNKED
Can throwing a penny off of the top of the Empire State Building lead to a murder charge, and what is surprisingly more deadly? Continue reading
First Ever Light & Gravitational Wave Cosmic Event!
The merging of two neutron stars was detected by gravitational waves and then by telescopes in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is a historic detection as it demonstrates: Continue reading
