the sun
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How Many Nukes Would It Take To Send The Earth Spiralling Off Into The Sun?
The modern age has brought one of the most nightmarish inventions in all of human history ” the atomic bomb. These weapons harness the power of physics, releasing an immense amount of energy from a relatively small amount of mass to generate unfathomable fire, disease and death. The have the power to end the world…
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Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun
Today, scientists are releasing the surprising initial results from the Parker Solar Probe’s first two close encounters with the Sun.
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What’s The Hottest Object In The Universe?
One hundred degrees might seem hot, when you’re sweating through your shirt in July—but on a cosmic scale it barely registers. The Sun itself is over 15 million degrees; and in a hottest-object contest, the Sun wouldn’t even rank. Scientists, in fact, have produced temperatures many times that, right here on Earth (in terms of…
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This Walking Robot Navigates Using The Sun, No GPS Required
Researchers in France are calling their six-legged creation the “AntBot.” This 9 inch robot doesn’t just skitter around like a desert ant, though — it also borrows their unique navigational skills.