Scientists are currently preparing to send a message to space with the hope that they will be able to contact aliens. The message is going to be sent to a cluster of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy which sits between 6,500 and 19,500 light years away from Earth. The experiment is trying to […]
astronomy
Taming Gravity is all about the possibility through science and technology to harness gravity. If we accomplish this we will then have the means to travel to the stars.
Of course, to do this we will need to know a little bit about astronomy.
So, here at Taming Gravity we include inspiring news and breakthroughs happening in the field of astronomy.
Wrinkles left over from the Big Bang may have magnetized the universe
Cosmic strings are wrinkles in the space-time continuum that are left over from the original big bang. These cosmic strings travel, and new research suggests that they leave magnetic fields behind. These magnetic fields then essentially magnetize galaxies. It is believed that almost every substantial object in the universe has some type of magnetic field. […]
James Webb Space Telescope peers into lonely dwarf galaxy with sparkling results
The James Webb Space Telescope is currently the most powerful telescope in operation in the world. The JWST has been able to zoom in on the Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte galaxy, a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation of Celus. According to Rutgers astronomer Kristen McQuinn, the evidence gathered from the JWST shows that the WLM probably has […]
‘Planet killer’ asteroids – could we one day miss one that’s heading our way ?
Information has come out about a potentially dangerous, planet killer asteroid, that has been named 2022 AP7. Even though it has been called a planet killer, it has also been noted that it doesn’t pose any immediate threat to Earth. This asteroid actually orbits our sun every 5 years, and crosses our orbit when the […]
Vaporized asteroids suggest planets and stars form at the same time
Since we can’t go back in time to see how our solar system was created, we have to study other stars to try and piece it together. It has recently been discovered that stars and planets actually form at the same time. WE have known how planets form, but the question has been about when […]
Missing planets twice Earth’s size may point to migrating worlds
Computers have been able to simulate situations that explain why exoplanets are either super earths or mini Neptunes, and why there really isn’t much in between. These studies support something called the migration model. In the migration model, there are chains of exoplanets with similar sizes, with near resonant orbits. One issue that occurs in […]
The James Webb Telescope can help astronomers spot alien life
The James Webb Space Telescope will enable researchers to measure the chemical makeup of atmospheres of planets around distant stars, possibly detecting signatures of chemical life. Astro-biologists study how starlight has interacted with the atmosphere or surface of a planet. Light bouncing off a surface or passing through a gas will have certain wavelengths trapped. […]
Pentagon space chief condemns ‘irresponsible’ launch of Russian inspector satellite
The Pentagon has made a statement concerning the launch of a satellite by Russia that is believed to be following an American satellite in the same orbit. According to a Netherland’s based satellite tracker, the Russian satellite is mirroring the satellite from the US. According to US General James H. Dickerson, that is not responsible […]
Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon
Amalthea is a mysterious and irregularly shaped inner moon of the planet Jupiter. It was actually the first one that was discovered after the four Galilean moons were found, and is currently the fifth largest. Amalthea is Jupiter’s third moon and takes just 12 hours to make a full orbit around. Amalthea was found on […]
30 exocomets found orbiting star in nearby planetary system
There have been 30 exocomets found in the solar system that are orbiting the star called Beta Pictoris. This star was found 40 years ago and is surrounded by a debris disk that is made from gas and dust. Beta Pictoris is just 20 million years old which is very young when it comes to […]
