Even if it seems a simple question, the height at which space begins isn’t clear, and the definitions of the frontier between the atmosphere andRead More
Category: Universe
Gold is a very valuable material, which is used in a great variety of industries. On Earth, this material is extracted from mines, and canRead More
Despite the success Einstein had thanks to, among others, the theories of general and special relativity, Einstein rejected to accept the answer that came outRead More
We have known for decades that the universe is in a process of accelerated expansion. This means that galaxies separate the ones from the othersRead More
Newton’s reflector telescope, also known as the Newtonian telescope, is the most ancient known reflector telescope. As its name indicates, it was developed by theRead More
Just like the Big Crunch and the Big Freeze, the Big Rip is a theory that speculates about how could the death of the universeRead More
Throughout time, scientists have speculated about how could the death of the universe be. With our current knowledge of the universe, we have been ableRead More
This is a question that many astronomers have asked themselves for more than 400 years. However, we owe the official formulation of this paradox toRead More
The Big Crunch, just as the Big Freeze or the Big Rip, which I will talk about in next articles, is a theory that speculatesRead More
Neutrinos are subatomic and elementary particles, that to say, they can’t be divided into other, smaller particles. Another example of an elementary particle is theRead More