A new survey of the Milky Way’s galactic plane has identified 3.32 billion cosmic objects. The survey, which is believed to be the largest of its kind, was conducted using the Dark Energy Camera at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The catalog took two years to complete and produced over 10 terabytes […]
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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 will involve knowledge of astrophysics.
So, here at Taming Gravity we include inspiring news and breakthroughs happening in the field of astrophysics.
Astronomers weighed our Milky Way, and it’s lighter than expected
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), the ultra-short, bright flashes of radio waves that occur daily across the sky, have been a mystery to scientists for over a decade. However, new observations could help astronomers learn more about our galaxy. A team of astronomers from Caltech used an FRB to measure the mass of the Milky Way, […]
A comet impact may have paved the way for human civilization
A comet strike around 13,000 years ago may have significantly influenced the course of human civilization, according to the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. The comet strike is believed to have caused a global cooling event and the extinction of numerous large animal species. This theory, which became mainstream in 2007, is supported by evidence found […]
Betelgeuse may be the result of a ‘quiet’ star merger
Betelgeuse, a prominent star in the Orion constellation, exhibits unusual characteristics for a red supergiant, such as rapid rotation and a high level of heavy elements like nitrogen in its atmosphere. These traits have led astronomers to speculate that it might be the product of two smaller stars merging. Stars typically follow predictable life cycles, […]
Pieces of Another Planet Are Embedded Deep Within Earth, Scientists Claim
An ancient planet named Theia collided with Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, leaving significant amounts of its iron-rich material embedded in our planet. This material lies beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean in continent-sized deposits. This collision is the most widely accepted theory for the moon’s origin, where the energy from the impact would […]
Why one U.S. official hopes to find proof of alien exercise – BusinessLend
David Grusch, a former Air Force pilot, claimed that the U.S. government holds non-human spacecraft and entities, a statement supported by other military personnel who have encountered UFOs. These testimonies suggest that UFO sightings are frequent and not given enough attention. NASA and the Pentagon are looking into these reports, with the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly […]
India’s Aditya-L1 sun probe spots 1st high-energy solar flare
India’s first solar probe, Aditya-L1, has successfully captured its initial observations of a solar flare using its onboard High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS). This event was recorded shortly after the spacecraft’s launch, marking a promising start for the mission. Aditya-L1 is stationed at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point-1, a position that allows for continuous […]
Watch a 180-year-old star eruption unfold in new time-lapse movie (video)
Astronomers have created a video using over two decades of data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, revealing the expansion of a stellar eruption that occurred around 180 years ago. The eruption, known as Eta Carinae, involves a star system containing two massive stars. The explosion, referred to as the “Great Eruption,” is thought to have […]
Time Travel: Unraveling the Mysteries of Moving Through Time
Exploring the Science, Possibilities, and Challenges Behind Traversing Temporal Dimensions Introduction Time travel has fascinated humans for centuries. From mythological accounts of gods manipulating time to the modern portrayal of time machines in science fiction, the concept of moving through time has captivated our imagination. But beyond fiction, time travel holds a deeper allure—its […]
NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of 2024 moon mission
The Orion spacecraft, which is part of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission planned for 2024, has successfully completed its first power-on test. This spacecraft will carry astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency on a journey around the moon, marking the first human lunar mission in over half […]
