Extrasolar planets

Carol Mundell, astronomer: “Half the known Universe is over 1,000 degrees and we don’t know why” | The science

Astronomer Carol Mundell (Sheffield, UK, 54) has a film CV: expert on supermassive black holes, scientific adviser to the British…

6 months ago

Why does night exist? | Cosmic Void

Questions that seem too simple, naive or childish, such as why night exists, often lead us to complex answers containing…

7 months ago

Ignasi Ribas: the astronomer leading the search for a second planet Earth | The science

A few numbers are enough to express how alone we humans seem in the Universe. According to conservative estimates, in…

7 months ago

Why did you always get your age wrong, according to astrophysicists | Cosmic Void

How old are you? This is a simple question that we've all been asked at one time or another. But…

9 months ago