A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Core-collapse (or gravitational) supernovae are among the most energetic and violent events in the universe. They constitute the final tremendous explosions that end the life cycles of stars more massive than approximately 8 times the Sun.
Continue reading… “New Class Of Dim Supernovae”
From a half billion kilometers away, the message was powerful. In 1994, fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter. The earth-size fireballs ejected into space were captured and relayed back to be seen again and again in Internet replay. The message: we need a foothold in space if our species is to survive.
Continue reading… “Year 2036: Mars colonization and a date with destiny”
Scientists are on the hunt for evidence of antimatter – matter’s arch nemesis – left over from the very early Universe. New results using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory suggest the search may have just become even more difficult.
Continue reading… “Searching For Primordial Antimatter”
