by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Aug 12, 2019 | Astronomy, Discoveries & Breakthroughs, Latest
From solstices, sunspots, and solar wind, the sun continues to fascinate us. Many ancient cultures worshipped the sun as a god. From Egypt to South America, from Africa to Japan, and to the coldest reaches of continental Europe, the sun was worshipped as the creator...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jun 6, 2019 | Culture, Discoveries & Breakthroughs
While scientists created the atomic bomb, an actress and a composer created the basis for modern telecommunication June marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, but it also marks another anniversary: the founding of the Manhattan Project. During World War II, the race was...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | May 29, 2019 | Astronomy, Discoveries & Breakthroughs, God & Modern Physics
On April 10, 2019, the first image of a black hole and its shadow was revealed to the world. The black hole resides at the center of Galaxy M87. The image was captured by an international array of eight ground-based radio telescopes collectively named the Event...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Mar 29, 2019 | Astronomy, Discoveries & Breakthroughs, Latest
According to NASA, our inner solar system is full of dust and debris that can tell us new and interesting things about the formation of planets and our solar system. In fact, after years of ignoring dust close to the sun, scientists have discovered a ring of dust...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Feb 20, 2019 | Astronomy, Discoveries & Breakthroughs, Latest, News
The Mars rover, Curiosity, has been much in the news lately (even on the Magis website!), but the Opportunity rover has taken over the headlines as its mission has officially ended. According to officials: The Opportunity rover stopped communicating with Earth when a...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Feb 7, 2019 | Astronomy, Discoveries & Breakthroughs
In a recent post from NASA, new analysis of data from the Mars rover, Curiosity, suggests a need to reconsider the processes leading to the formation of Mount Sharp. The basic principles of geology were laid out in a paper published 350 years ago by Nikolas Steno. As...
