Astronomy & The Universe – That's a Thing You Know Now

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe: The Discovery of Gravitational Waves

In September 2015, the scientific community was electrified by an announcement that marked a milestone in human understanding of the universe: the detection of gravitational waves. This groundbreaking discovery, made by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), confirmed one of the most profound predictions of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. It was a momentous …

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, where stars twinkle and galaxies dance, there exists a population of celestial wanderers: rogue planets. These mysterious entities defy the conventional notion of planetary existence by roaming the interstellar void without the gravitational embrace of a parent star. Rogue planets, also known as interstellar planets, are cosmic nomads …