Articles for category: Mathematics, Space

Mercury.

How Fast Is Mercury Really Moving? The Science of Speedy Orbits

Trizzy Orozco

When you think about speed, your mind probably jumps to race cars, jets, or maybe even the International Space Station. But there’s something much closer to home that’s absolutely screaming through space at mind-boggling velocities. Mercury, our solar system’s smallest planet, is hurtling around the Sun at speeds that would make a Formula 1 driver ...

7 Solar System Mysteries That Still Baffle Scientists

7 Solar System Mysteries That Still Baffle Scientists

Annette Uy

The cosmos has always been humanity’s greatest puzzle, and our own solar system continues to throw curveballs at even the most brilliant minds. Despite decades of space exploration, advanced telescopes, and countless missions, there are still phenomena in our cosmic neighborhood that leave scientists scratching their heads. From strange magnetic fields to missing planets, these ...

James Webb vs. Hubble: How Our Eyes on the Universe Have Evolved

James Webb vs. Hubble: How Our Eyes on the Universe Have Evolved

Annette Uy

Picture this: you’re looking at the night sky through a pair of old reading glasses, struggling to make out the blurry shapes of distant stars. Then someone hands you a pair of high-tech night vision goggles, and suddenly the universe explodes into crystal-clear detail. That’s essentially what happened when the James Webb Space Telescope joined ...

Could We Live on Mars? Exploring the Challenges of Interplanetary Colonization

Could We Live on Mars? Exploring the Challenges of Interplanetary Colonization

Sumi

Imagine looking up at the night sky, pointing at that tiny red dot, and saying, “That’s home too.” It sounds like science fiction, but in 2026, it’s starting to feel like a serious, if still distant, possibility. Space agencies and private companies are testing rockets, habitats, and life-support systems specifically with Mars in mind, and ...

Our Understanding of Gravity Is Still Evolving With New Theories

Our Understanding of Gravity Is Still Evolving With New Theories

Sumi

Most of us grow up thinking gravity is simple: what goes up must come down, end of story. But the deeper scientists look, the stranger gravity becomes, and the less “settled” it actually feels. In 2026, gravity sits at the heart of some of the biggest unsolved mysteries in physics, from the birth of the ...

Acquiring signals

The Science of Satellite Swarms: Coordinating Eyes in the Sky

Imagine hundreds of synchronized dancers moving across the cosmic stage, each one precisely positioned yet working as a unified ensemble. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the remarkable reality of satellite swarms, where dozens or even hundreds of small satellites coordinate their movements with breathtaking precision thousands of miles above Earth. These technological marvels are revolutionizing how ...

The Concept of Time Reminds Us of the Universe's Dynamic Nature

The Concept of Time Reminds Us of the Universe’s Dynamic Nature

Sumi

Time is one of those things we all experience but almost nobody truly understands. We check our watches, schedule our days, feel the weight of years passing – yet when someone asks what time actually is, most of us go quiet. That silence says a lot. The universe, it turns out, doesn’t operate on a ...

Exoplanets Offer Glimpses into the Diversity of Worlds Beyond Our Own

Exoplanets Offer Glimpses into the Diversity of Worlds Beyond Our Own

Sumi

Not that long ago, the idea of planets orbiting other stars felt like pure science fiction. Now, astronomers have confirmed thousands of them, and they just keep finding more, each one stranger and more surprising than the last. The universe is starting to look less like a tidy solar system model from a school classroom ...

Our Sun Holds Secrets About the Birth of Our Solar System

Our Sun Holds Secrets About the Birth of Our Solar System

Gargi Chakravorty

You’ve looked up at the sky thousands of times. You’ve squinted through the brightness, maybe worn a pair of sunglasses while soaking up the warmth on a summer afternoon. The Sun feels familiar. Almost ordinary. Yet the truth is, that blazing ball of light sitting roughly eight light-minutes from where you’re reading this is one ...