Building Bases on the Moon
How long will we stay on Earth? Will we ever move to the moon or Mars? As elusive as this sounds, there are benefits to building...
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Vera Ho
Oct 153 min read
Golden Records Sent to Space: A Voyage of Discovery
Are we alone? Does life exist outside of the solar system? Where is everybody? These are some of the biggest questions that remain...
Mysara Juairia Chowdhury
Aug 242 min read
Neutron Stars in a Nutshell
Born from the stellar remnants of a super massive star, neutron stars are highly dense astronomical objects with the diameter of about a...
Joy Marcotte
Aug 203 min read
James Webb Space Telescope
Enjoy these captivating images of deep space? This one was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, one of the most advanced space...
Jaimie Liu
Jul 113 min read
Are You Prepared for This Year's Solar Storms?
In recent years, our skies have been adorned with a mesmerizing display of nature's light show, the aurora borealis, captivating...
Joy Marcotte
Jun 253 min read
Astronomy vs Astrology
“I’m an astrophysicist!” “Okay, I’m a Gemini!” It is in our best interest to avoid this awkward situation. Although the two words look...
Sarah Foo
Jun 237 min read
A summer in space (space tourism)?
Although it seems like a futuristic concept, you could take a quick vacation to outer space! A summer in space has been going around...
Joy Marcotte
Apr 223 min read
The Solar Cycle & Solar Phenomena
Other than the North and South Poles, have you seen or heard of breathtaking auroras appearing in the skies? These auroras are a result...
Marcus Tong
Apr 182 min read
A Temperature Below Absolute Zero: Is It Achievable?
Physicists from Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching have generated an atomic...
Joy Marcotte
Apr 62 min read
Looking Above: Where are the Satellites?
We know that the satellites, which give us GPS, weather data, and more, are WAY up there in space, orbiting the earth. But did you know...
Chi Ho Ho
Apr 22 min read
Exoplanets: Exploring the Diversity of Alien Worlds
An extrasolar planet, often called an exoplanet, is a planet that exists outside our Solar System. Currently, there are over 5,572...
Riyaansh Raj
Mar 172 min read
Is it possible to reach the speed of light?
For centuries, scientists mandated that there were no boundaries on how fast an object could move in space, until Einstein proved that...
Anushka Ramesh
Mar 152 min read
Is the “Parallel Universe” Real?
The parallel universe, also known as the multiverse or alternate universe, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence that...
Keisha Kwok
Mar 14 min read
Why Neptune’s Azure was an Error: an Introduction to False-Colour Imagery
Neptune – the outermost planet in our solar system – has always been imagined with a clear shade of azure. Yet as new research is...
Skyler Siu
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Physics of Black Holes
A black hole is usually mistaken to be a void of space. However, it is a great amount of matter packed into a compact area. The power of...
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