Shadows of Peace
More than two thousand five hundred years ago, around 580 B.C., the ruler of Lydia, located in present-day eastern Turkey, offered sanctuary to those fleeing Cyaxares, the king of the Medes. This act triggered a war between the Medes and Lydia, resulting in a brutal conflict that spilled…
A bright and dazzling death of a star
A supernova shines in the whirlpool galaxy these nights; you can see it with a small telescope.…
Injured shoulder of the hunter
Betelgeuse, formally known as the brightest star of the constellation Orion, acting weirdly lately. Some consider this behavior as an indicator for imminent, chaotic and magnificent death of Betelgeuse. But astronomers are not sure about it.…
An Exoplanet with Water
Did we really find a habitable planet? Not by a long shot.…
What can we learn from Mauna Kea resistance?
Before you call it the battle between science and ignorance, Think again. In the last few weeks, ‘kia’i mauna’ have been protesting the development of infrastructure of TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope). This Telescope is going to be built on one of the most sacred summits of Hawaii.…
Sexism is harmful even if you are ‘Startalk’
On Monday, March 18th the official account of Startalk Radio republished a meme which many find it offensive.…
The Far Side of the Moon
For people who are interested in space exploration, 2019 is already becoming a historic year. Just a few hours after the new year, the New Horizons probe did a fly by near a far far object named, Ultima Thule. A small and peanut-shaped object inside the Kuiper belt.…
INO: Behind the dream
Mahmoud Ghomi, also known as Moshaver-al-Molk Mahmoudi, was among 42 students who had been sent to Europe by the governmental scholarship in 1858 to learn the modern science and technology. This was the first group of Iranian students who were selected to learn modern science and bring…
Drones: From Earth to the clouds of Venus and beyond
Before Venus became the hottest and most hostile planet of our solar system, it could host a vast ocean of liquid water and even now, it could be habitable for some microbial life.…
TESS, A New exoplanet hunter
Falconry; This is the name of a sport and ancient method of hunting. In this method, hunters are using trained falcons to hunt. Now it is time for a galactic falconry. This time the planet hunters will use a Falcon to send their trap to space. Their targets are extrasolar…