And now let's dive into the amazing world of quantum physics. Recently, three scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the so-called photographs of the process of separation of one electron from an atom using an attosecond laser! I did not check it myself, but there is an opinion that this technology will be able to speed up existing computers by a hundred thousand times! And...
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Despite the war in Ukraine and already in Israel, this Saturday America (unfortunately only there) will be visited by a stunning astronomical spectacle - an annular eclipse, during which the Moon crosses the Sun and leaves a "ring of fire" around it. An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far from the Earth and does not cover the entire disk of the Sun. As stunning as the...
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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered "planets" the size of Jupiter that move freely in space and are not gravitationally bound to any star. Scientists were especially surprised that these objects apparently move in pairs. According to one version, the planets formed in that part of the Orion nebula, where the density of matter was insufficient for the formation of full-fledged...
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Continuing the theme of winds, ships and the lively twinkling of the Universe - I want to show you - the Witch's Head Nebula (IC 2118) - a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus, which is located at a distance of about 900 light years from us. In this image, the witch's face looks up at the bright star Rigel (Beta Orion [β]) just beyond. It took 11 hours and 40 minutes to...
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Today there are shellings in Kharkiv, and the weather is getting more and more like October. However, there are places in our solar system with much harsher conditions of existence. Venus seems like the last place you would look for life. It has a very high temperature; a thick, foggy atmosphere shedding drops of sulfuric acid. Venus is often compared to the embodiment of hell, a...
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A little about the eternal, ships and winds... You can imagine a scale model of the solar system in your room. At this scale, Jupiter would be 5 cm from the Sun. Keep moving, say, to the right and imagine the relative distances. Saturn would be 10 cm from the Sun, Uranus would be 19 cm from the Sun, and Neptune would be 30 cm from the Sun. Little old Pluto is usually about 40 cm from...
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The OSIRIS-REx mission launched from Cape Canaveral on September 8, 2016 in the direction of asteroid Bennu. On December 3, 2018, the probe reached Bennu, revealing that the dark asteroid is a primordial, rock-covered world, about 500 m in diameter. On September 24, the spacecraft's primary mission ended when it flew past Earth and dropped the largest set of samples ever returned from...
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Astronomers have discovered that the closest black holes to Earth may exist in the Hyades star cluster. Observations from the Gaia satellite suggest that this nearby group of stars may have several black holes.
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New images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show these powerful jets of stellar matter flaring up and flying in all directions from the poles of the young star. This cosmic phenomenon unfolds in the constellation Perseus, at a distance of approximately 1,000 light years from Earth. The jets fly out in opposite directions from the young luminary. The protostar, whose...
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Comet C/2022 E3 is already 1 magnitude ahead of its brightness schedule. Most likely, at the end of January, it will be similar to Neowise (the most favorite Comet in the last 10 years). I hope that the cosmos reminds us in this way - it is too early to relax, but the victory will be ours! By the way, all Arta with the past holiday. Who wants to support the #astrokhata project -...
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