Articles for tag: Astronomy, galaxy, science facts, Space Discovery, universe

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The Galaxy Moving Backward Through Time

Suhail Ahmed

  Radio astronomers keep stumbling on a paradox: some distant radio galaxies look as if their story is running in reverse. Jets brighten in the “wrong” order, hotspots seem younger farther from the core, and knots of plasma appear to race ahead of the light that reveals them. It’s the kind of riddle that makes ...

Detailed image of the sun showcasing its fiery surface and glowing edges.

How Far Are We from the Sun? A Look at 149,597,870.7 km

Suhail Ahmed

It sounds simple: measure the gap between our blue world and the star that keeps it alive. Yet the answer hides inside moving targets, rippling heat, and a clock that never ticks at a constant pace. Scientists pin the average distance near one astronomical unit, a tidy figure that anchors spaceflight, climate science, and our ...