The red supergiant star will explode in a supernova, close enough to shine brightly during the day but far enough away that Earth won’t be in danger. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/betelgeuse-will-explode-someday…
Tag: Dark Ages
JADES will go deeper than the Hubble Deep Fields
Astronomers announced this month that a new deep-field survey called JADES will be carried out with the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s much-anticipated successor. The Webb is due to launch later this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/jades-deep-field-surveys-epoch-of-1st-galaxies…
Spacecraft DAPPER will study ‘Dark Ages’ of the universe in radio waves
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has joined a new NASA space mission to the far side of the Moon to investigate when the first stars began to form in the early universe. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-spacecraft-dapper-dark-ages-universe.html…
Galaxy Group 13 Billion Light-Years Away Could Be Ending the Cosmic ‘Dark Ages’ Before Our Eyes
Three galaxies 13 billion light-years may be ending the cosmic ‘dark ages’ before our eyes. Source: https://www.livescience.com/galaxies-clear-cosmic-fog-epoch-of-reinoization.html
When Did the ‘Dark Ages of the Universe’ End? This Rare Molecule Holds the Answer.
Scientists hunting for neutral hydrogen — a rare molecule that predates every star in the universe — just took a step closer to catching their prize. Source: https://www.livescience.com/neutral-hydrogen-dark-ages-of-universe.html
Why 536 Was ‘the Worst Year To Be Alive’
Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe. Not 1918, when the flu killed 50 million to 100 million people, mostly young adults. But 536. From a report: In Europe, “It was the beginning of one of the worst…
‘Game of Thrones’ Shows Why We Need to Back Up Human Civilization
The newest episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ plays on real world anxieties about data corruption and erasure.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7p7p/game-of-thrones-shows-why-we-need-to-back-up-human-civilization…