China launches space telescope to search for black holes, pulsars

June 15, 2017, by

A Long March-4B rocket carrying X-ray space telescope to observe black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts blasts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert, June 15, … [Read more...]

Magnetic stars could have created LIGO’s massive black holes

December 12, 2016, by Helen Gilliland

C. Crockett. More events needed to pin down gravitational waves backstory. Science News Online, June 19, 2016. E. Conover. Second gravitational wave signal detected. Science News. Vol. 190, July 9, … [Read more...]

LIGO’s black holes may be dark matter

August 7, 2016, by William Wessel

Science News. Vol. 189, March 5, 2016, p. 6. E. Conover. Second gravitational wave signal detected. Science News. Vol. 190, July 9, 2016, p. 8. E. Conover. Latest search for dark matter comes up … [Read more...]

All About The Mystery of Black Holes

July 10, 2016, by Helen Wyatt

by Frank Kehren Black holes are among the strangest objects in the Universe. Hard to find, hard to explain, hard to understand and hard to imagine they defy the known laws of physics at their … [Read more...]

Spinning black holes may ‘sing’ during a collision – Science News for Students

June 5, 2016, by Kathleen Upton

Science News for StudentsSpinning black holes may 'sing' during a collisionScience News for StudentsSkip to main content. Menu Search Science News. Account. Log In or Join. Newsletter. … [Read more...]

Fake Science News Is Just As Bad As Fake News – Motherboard

November 27, 2016 By Michael Stone

MotherboardFake Science News Is Just As Bad As Fake NewsMotherboardFake news has been getting a lot of attention around the US election, and rightly so. But science has its own problem with fake news—and fake research published in scientific journals. To prove how bad it is, a journalist at a Canadian daily newspaper … and […]

The Life Cycle of Science

June 13, 2016 By Steven Zielinski

by J. Paxon Reyes “There was a time when the newspapers said that only twelve men understood the theory of relativity. I do not believe that there ever was such a time… On the other hand, I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum mechanics… Do not keep saying to yourself, […]

Shopping for your telescope accessory can be a lot of fun. First, you need to know what it is you are going to want to go along with your telescope. Do you need much? Sometimes you can get away with only having a telescope but adding a few telescope accessory to your bag isnt going to hurt. Having extra items on hand will come in handy.

June 29, 2016 By Fannie Mazzone

by thebadastronomer Dont forget that youll probably need at least one extra eye piece to add to your collection of telescope accessory so that if something happens to the first one you have a back up. You wouldnt want to miss that falling star or sighting of a comet because the eye piece you have […]

The Science of Superstitions

June 21, 2016 By Douglas Masters

by hawkexpress “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” Albert Einstein, The World as I See It, 1931 The debate between realism and anti-realism is, at least, a century old. Does Science describe the real world […]

50 years ago, an Earth-based telescope spotted Saturn’s fourth ring

May 18, 2017 By Leon Hernandez

5). C. Crockett. Experts don’t agree on age of Saturn’s rings. Science News. Vol. 190, November 12, 2016, p. 10. C. Crockett. Saturn’s widest ring measured. Science News. Vol. 188, July 11, 2015, p. 16. C. Crockett. Giant rings encircle young exoplanet. Continue reading at sciencenews.org Every year more money is being spent studying the […]

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE A BONSAI

May 21, 2016 By Helen Rodriguez

by Tjflex2 Growing your own bonsai need not start by being expensive. Plants are free if grown from seed or cuttings and the rewards to be had in terms of appreciation of the final result, and the experience gained, is a joy beyond compare. Creating a bonsai is a fairly simple procedure, if you follow […]

Be Emotionally Healthy And Live A Colorful Life!

July 12, 2016 By Isabel Foley

by queensu Life without emotions is like an empty canvass. Our life should have some color once in a while, or else life would be completely dull and boring. Emotions are so important in daily life. For that reason, human emotions have been the object of research and study for thousands of years. What has […]