Jupiter shadows
Three of the many satellites of Jupiter (there are some 60-odd numbered) in a photo taken by the Hubble: Io, Europa and Callisto. The curious thing about this picture is […]
Physics
Milky Way
Even if you do not believe it, see the Milky Way, our galaxy, or at least a part of it, it is very simple. What you will see, depending on […]
Two supermasive black holes
The cosmic dance of two black holes, that’s exactly the image you see. Obviously, a black hole is not seen as not reflecting light (we were all down except radiation […]
How to find an exoplanet
Kepler-452b
Kepler-452b, the “biggest” Earth brother. NASA has identified the planet “more similar” to our Earth thanks to the Kepler telescope. That yes, a little far away, about 1400 light years […]
Aurora
Auroras, those effects of light in the upper layers of the atmosphere due to charged ions and moving by magnetism of the planet. The effect of the solar wind on […]
C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS)
Despite appearances is not pulling Photoshop composition but a pretty picture with the moon and discovered comet C / 2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) absolutely nothing (1 year). Said kite is visible […]
Phonon
Today I will talk about a fictitious particles called phonons. Phonons themselves are not particles do not exist, something virtual. It is far more than a wave, the vibration of […]
3 thousand years away
This is not science fiction. This image is from a real dual stars 3 thousand light years away from here (so the image is 3000 years old from now). The […]