Monthly News Roundup – November, 2016 in Science Charles November 30, 2016 Earth, Listicles, News Roundup, Series, Sky It’s November 30 already, and that means Earthly Universe is now one month old today. However, while it’s certainly not easy starting a blog from nothing, particularly in addition to my regular, full-time w... Read More...
10 of the Strangest Stars in the Universe Charles November 28, 2016 Sky Ordinary, main-sequence stars are enormous balls of plasma held together by gravity and powered by fusion reactions deep within incredibly hot and dense cores. Our own Sun is a perfect example, but it’s an unre... Read More...
What Would Extraterrestrial Life Look Like? Charles November 18, 2016 Sky There are at least one sextillion stars in the observable universe, so it only seems rational to think about extraterrestrial life, what it might look like and how we’ll find it. We might have yet to see any di... Read More...
How Realistic Is the Martian? 5 Things It Got Wrong Charles November 14, 2016 Entertainment, Listicles, Sky Recent years have seen a growing trend in realistic science fiction, with the likes of Gravity, Interstellar and the Martian all becoming enormous box-office hits. However, while these movies made a huge ef... Read More...
Introducing Neptune, the Stormy Ice World Charles November 7, 2016 Sky Poor Neptune. The beautiful sapphire-blue world often gets forgotten about, having only been visited once by a spacecraft as it wonders lonely through the furthest reaches of the solar system. Neptune lies, ... Read More...
5 of the Greatest Missions in Space Exploration History Charles November 4, 2016 Listicles, Sky When it comes to the exploration of the final frontier, many people think of the moon landing as by far the greatest achievement ever made, but there have been many truly incredible feats of engineering in spac... Read More...
Stepping Out into Space – An Epic Journey through the Solar System Charles October 31, 2016 Sky 1 The Universe is an immeasurably vast place, and our own solar system is just a minuscule part of it. Nonetheless, even our own tiny area of space boasts many fascinating worlds to explore. Today, all the eight ... Read More...
Black Holes and Supernovae – The End of the Stellar Life Cycle Charles October 28, 2016 Sky Fleming 1 planetary nebula, located in the Centaurus constellation. Main sequence stars, such as the Sun, leave behind spectacular planetary nebulae when they die. Nothing is known to last forever, incl... Read More...
The Search for Other Planets Like Earth Charles October 24, 2016 Sky An artist's impression of the Gliese 581 solar system, which lies a relatively close 20 light-years from Earth. The system is home to at least three planets, one of which could be potentially habitable. ... Read More...
Top 5 Targets for Skywatchers Charles October 21, 2016 Gear, Sky A computerised telescope If you’ve just purchased your first telescope, then congratulations – you’re about to experience a world of discovery right in your backyard. With a modest telescope or even a d... Read More...
