Poetry is a powerful tool that has helped many to connect and express their emotions. It’s an exploration of what’s different and yet unique in the world and is an outlet that encourages artistic expression, creativity and intellectual connection. This genre of literature is celebrated with abstraction and the beauty of words which allow people…
Tag: Astronomy
10 Fascinating Astronomy Facts They Don’t Teach You At School
Space is vast and filled with weird and wonderful things. Some of the bizarre inhabitants and phenomena of our Universe are more astounding than even the most extreme sci-fi or space movie. This selection of some of the most mind-boggling facts about our cosmos takes a bite-sized look at our intriguing planet, Moon, Solar System,…
Where Nothing Escapes: A Deep Dive Into A Black Hole
The singularity at the center of a black hole is the ultimate no man’s land: a place where matter is compressed down to an infinitely tiny point, and all conceptions of time and space completely break down. And it doesn’t really exist. Something has to replace the singularity, but we’re not exactly sure what. Let’s…
Understanding the Night Sky – Types of Stars in the Milky Way – Part 2
Hello, and welcome to the second part of our guide to the staggering number of stars in our galaxy. In the previous article, we looked at some of the ‘smaller’ stars like red, yellow and blue dwarfs. In this article, let’s meet their bigger brothers. Giants and Super Giants When a star runs out of…
Understanding the Night Sky – Types of Stars in the Milky Way – Part 1
For as long as man has gazed into the night sky, stars have been observed, dated, and analyzed. Stars have been used for celestial navigation and religious practices with many ancient astronomers believing they were immutable. They grouped the stars into constellations and used them to track planets and the inferred position of the Sun….