A Star’s Final Show
Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star shine brighter than the Moon. At first, it looks beautiful—like the sky has gained a new sun....
A Giant Visitor from Space
Imagine looking up at the sky and seeing a massive space rock, as tall as Mount Everest, skimming right above Earth’s atmosphere! That’s about 8.8 kilometers high—the...
Close your eyes and picture this: one morning, you wake up, but instead of the warm golden sunlight peeking through your window, there’s only darkness. The Sun has switched off—just like...
Human civilization has always relied on the Sun. From driving weather systems to enabling photosynthesis, sunlight is the foundation of life on Earth. But imagine a scenario where a massive cloud...
The Moon has been Earth’s loyal companion for billions of years, shaping tides, stabilizing our planet’s tilt, and influencing life itself. Its orbit, about 384,400 kilometers away, is slowly drifting farther...
The universe is full of breathtaking wonders—but also catastrophic threats. Among the most powerful and destructive events known to science are gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). These are intense blasts of high-energy radiation...