Articles for category: Space

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6 Moons That Could Be Habitable (Someday)

Maria Faith Saligumba

Beyond Earth’s protective atmosphere lies a cosmic neighborhood teeming with possibilities. While Mars grabs headlines as humanity’s next destination, some of the most promising worlds for future habitation aren’t planets at all. They’re moons, circling the gas giants of our solar system like hidden gems waiting to be discovered. These celestial bodies harbor secrets that ...

a black hole in the sky with a light coming out of it

The Sound of a Black Hole: What NASA Heard in Perseus

Maria Faith Saligumba

For decades, we’ve been told that space is silent. The vacuum of the cosmos, we learned, cannot carry sound waves like our atmosphere does on Earth. Yet in 2022, NASA shattered this long-held belief with a discovery that sent ripples through the scientific community. Deep within the Perseus galaxy cluster, astronomers detected something extraordinary: actual ...

Oceans on Venus: A Radical Possibility

What If We Lived on Venus Instead of Earth?

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: you wake up one morning and instead of the familiar blue sky, you see a thick, yellowish haze stretching endlessly above you. The air is so dense it feels like swimming through liquid mercury, and the temperature outside could literally melt lead. This isn’t some dystopian nightmare – this is what life would ...

The Wow! Signal: Did We Receive a Message from Aliens in 1977?

The Wow! Signal: Did We Receive a Message from Aliens in 1977?

Annette Uy

In the vastness of space, where the silence is as deep as the universe itself, a mysterious signal once pierced the cosmic quiet. It was a fleeting moment in 1977, but it left scientists and enthusiasts alike pondering an age-old question: Are we alone in the universe? This enigmatic event, known as the Wow! Signal, ...

Artist's impression of the expected dark matter distribution around the Milky Way

Dark Matter and the Hidden Universe: New Frontiers in Astrophysics

April Joy Jovita

The universe is vast and mysterious, with over 85% of its mass composed of an invisible substance known as dark matter. Unlike ordinary matter, dark matter does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it challenging to study directly. Scientists continue to delve deeper into this enigma, uncovering its role in cosmic phenomena and the ...

Marie Curie at the White House, May 20, 1921, when a grant of radium was presented to its discoverer by the women of America.

Forgotten Female Scientists Who Changed the World

Trizzy Orozco

What if I told you that many of the scientific advancements we cherish today were made possible by women whose names have faded into obscurity? The narrative of science often highlights the contributions of male scientists, overshadowing the profound impact of their female counterparts. Yet, these women defied societal norms, broke barriers, and made groundbreaking ...

Implications for Extraterrestrial Life

Are Aliens Avoiding Us? The Zoo Hypothesis and the Silent Watchers

Trizzy Orozco

The universe is vast, mysterious, and filled with endless possibilities. Among these possibilities is the age-old question: Are we alone in the cosmos? Or, more intriguingly, are aliens deliberately avoiding us? This leads us to the captivating concept of the Zoo Hypothesis, a theory that suggests extraterrestrial civilizations are observing us from a distance, much ...