Every child on the planet knows the moon: a ball of rock orbiting the Earth. Most of the other planets in our solar system have
On Earth, more than 350 thousand babies are born each day. If you think that is a lot, take a look at our Universe. In
On July 2, 2019, inhabitants of Chile enjoyed an eclipse of the Sun, which was total in the regions of Coquimbo and Atacama. The Moon
For the first time ever, astronomers have taken a photo of a black hole. Black holes are regions in space where gravity is extreme. Everything
Sometimes, scientists are like little children. They always ask ‘why?’. That’s because they want to understand everything they see. A lot of ‘why questions’ have
A terrestrial volcano is hotter than its surroundings. The same is true for geysers like the ones in Yellowstone National Park in the United States,
Many people eat chicken, cow or pig. Cruel enough, if you think about it. But eating other people is much worse, of course. Eating your
Every breath you take contains a lot of oxygen. Oxygen gas is an important ingredient of our atmosphere. Without it, there would be no human
ALMA maps organic molecules in the ‘coma’ of comet Wirtanen A bright comet passed by the Earth in December, and ALMA has studied it in
Not all families are the same. Some have many children; others just a few. In some cases, families live close together in their home town;