Our Milky Way galaxy is going to collide with the Andromeda Galaxy. There’s no need to panic — it won’t happen for several billion years — but astronomers do want to know what things will look like once the galaxies merge. Luckily, astronomers just found a bunch of merging galaxies that will better help them predict what will happen when the big collision finally comes to our neighborhood.
We’re proud to partner with companies like CuriosityStream that engage your mind while entertaining your senses. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a free episode. Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest minds in science. Over his impressive life, he made huge contributions to the planet’s understanding of everything from our tiny spot in the universe to the inner workings of reality’s most awe-inspiring phenomena. But his legacy doesn’t only lie in his breakthrough discoveries; it also lies in the engaging, approachable way he shared those discoveries with the public. When he passed away in March of 2018, the world lost a great thinker and storyteller — but that doesn’t mean we can’t revel in his genius today. There’s an award-winning documentary series he produced for CuriosityStream — the last complete series he ever appeared in — that you can watch right now.
Every planet and star in our galaxy is round. Yet that galaxy — and every other galaxy in the universe — is flat. What’s the deal? In this video from PBS SpaceTime, it all comes down to the laws of physics.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/why-are-planets-round-and-galaxies-flat-curiosity/
How Comparisons Help Us Understand the Universe – Atlas Obscura
— Read on www.atlasobscura.com/articles/comparisons-between-earth-and-space
President Trump recently announced that he has decided to form an independent armed force whose responsibility will be the protection of our assets in outer
— Read on usdefensewatch.com/2018/06/the-united-states-space-corps-is-coming-and-the-sooner-the-better/
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