Cosmology Articles

• Extrasolar Planets
  Stars
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Sun
  Mars
   
  

  Planetary habitability

  Planetary habitability is the measure of an astronomical body's potential to develop and sustain life. It is generally assumed that any extraterrestrial life that might exist will be based on the ... > more
• Moon
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Space Probes
  NASA
  Astronomy
   

  Lunar space elevator

  A lunar space elevator (also called a moonstalk) is a proposed cable running from the surface of the Moon into space. It is similar in concept to the better known Earth space elevator idea (a cable ... > more
• Stars
  Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Nebulae
  Astrophysics
  Extrasolar Planets
   
  

  Open cluster

  An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud, and are still loosely gravitationally bound to each other. In contrast, globular ... > more
• Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Galaxies
  Stars
  Astrophysics
  Nebulae
   
  

  Supernova

  A supernova (plural supernovae) is a stellar explosion which produces an extremely bright object made of plasma that declines to invisibility over weeks or months. A supernova briefly outshines its ... > more
• Optics
  Medical Technology
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Doppler effect

  The Doppler effect, named after Christian Andreas Doppler, is the apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. The ... > more
• Stars
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Nebulae
  Extrasolar Planets
  Astronomy
   
  

  Stellar classification

  In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based initially on photospheric temperature and its associated spectral ... > more
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Black Holes
  Quantum Computers
  Quantum Computing
  Spintronics
   
  

  Quantum mechanics

  Quantum mechanics is a fundamental branch of theoretical physics that replaces Newtonian mechanics and classical electromagnetism at the atomic and subatomic levels. It is the underlying framework of ... > more
• Stars
  Extrasolar Planets
  Jupiter
  Sun
  Astronomy
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Red giant

  A red giant is a large non-main sequence star of stellar classification K or M; so-named because of the reddish appearance of the cooler giant stars. As Earth's sun is of one solar mass, it is ... > more
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Astronomy
  Cosmology
  Astrophysics
   
  

  Carl Sagan

  Dr Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrobiologist and highly successful science popularizer. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for ... > more
• Astrophysics
  Stars
  Cosmology
  Black Holes
  Cosmic Rays
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Stellar nucleosynthesis

  Stellar nucleosynthesis is the collective term for the nuclear reactions taking place in stars to build the nuclei of the heavier elements. The processes involved began to be understood early in the ... > more

Search ScienceDaily