Great Big Story
Exploring Buzludzha, Bulgaria's abandoned communist monument
Journey through the eerie ruins of the Buzludzha monument, a relic of Bulgaria's communist past.
Curated Video
Football Controversies: The Drug Scandals
This video discusses the drug-related controversies surrounding former football players Edgar Davitz and Diego Maradona. It highlights the positive aspects of their careers, such as their skills and achievements, but also delves into the...
Astrum
Why Scientists Want Blurry Photos With This Telescope
It seems counterintuitive, but ESA's newest space telescope, CHEOPS, is designed to take blurry images of stars. But this helps astronomers to understand more about orbiting exoplanets than a clear image would. Here's why!
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Why It's Nearly Impossible to Hit the Sun
Why shouldn't we throw garbage into the sun? Find out in this return of our series 'Astrum Answers'.
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Why All The Planets Are On The Same Orbital Plane
Is it a coincidence? Or is something else at play here?
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When Will The Next Naked-eye Supernova Event Happen?
When will the next naked-eye supernova event happen? What will it look like? Will we be safe? Astrum Answers!
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Olbers' Paradox
Olbers' Paradox. With so many stars in the universe, why is space black and not white with light? Astrum Answers!
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What Will Happen When Betelgeuse Implodes?
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Why were you dimming? Scientists may have finally come up with the answer thanks to data from Hubble.
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The Universe's Largest Planets
What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?
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What Do Space Images Sound Like?
Sonification transforms scientific data, such as space imagery, into sound, providing an auditory perspective on celestial phenomena. By translating features like stars, gas, and dust into musical tones, this process enables a unique way...
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The Shortest Year In The Universe
Astrum investigates some examples of the longest and shortest years that we know of. The differences are mind-boggling!
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Planets That Can Dwarf Stars
What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?
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The Largest Planetary System that Could Exist
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get? Astrum answers!
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How to Find Rogue Planets
Gravitational microlensing events are revealing the mysteries of rogue planets, but what are they, and how does it work? And what role does the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope play in helping us spot more rogue planets in the future?
Astrum
The Iron Rain World Is Unlike Anything You've Seen Before
There is an exoplanet, discovered by ESO's VLT, where it rains iron. But WASP-67b is 690 light years away, how could we possibly know that?
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How NASA Measures Stars
Scientists can't use tape measures, rulers or lasers to measure the astronomical distances to stars and galaxies, so how do we do it?
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How a Planet with Seven Suns Proves the Universe Prefers Order
Can planets exist in multi-star systems, and what would that look like from their perspective?
Astrum
Are Two Suns Better Than One?
How much of an effect would a second Sun have on Earth? Is there a way it could work?
Great Big Story
Wakaliwood, Uganda's low budget DIY cinema revolution
Discover Wakaliwood, Uganda's unique film industry, where director Isaac Nabwana brings action, horror, and African witchcraft to life with a shoestring budget.
Science ABC
What Is The Actual Color Of The Sun?
While the sun seems yellow to you from childhood, in reality, it is white. The reason why the sun appears yellow is because of the Earth’s atmosphere. When sunlight hits atmospheric particles, it causes electrons and protons to vibrate...
Science ABC
What Are The Hottest And Coldest Things In The Universe?
Sun is obviously the hottest thing in our Solar System, but it is a mere candle when compared to several other stars and stellar phenomena, particularly supernova. A supernova is a transient event that marks the last evolutionary stage...
Science ABC
Neutron Stars Explained in Simple Words for Laymen
Neutron stars are formed from the core of some starrs. Neutron stars generally have a radius of only around 12 km. With masses exceeding 1.4 times that of the Sun, these are some of the densest objects in the Universe. A tablespoonful of...
Science ABC
Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Science ABC
Can You Hear Sound in Space?
Space is full of radio waves, plasma waves, magnetic waves, gravitational waves, and shock waves, all of which can travel in space without a medium. These waves are recorded by instruments that can sense these waves, and the data is...