DailyMind Horizon: Explore, Learn, Thrive

Let us introduce you to the master of balancing acts!

Before modern telescopes, humans could only imagine what the surface of the sun and the planets looked like. Now advanced technology has made it possible to get in close, and take images of the Sun and the planets deep in our solar system. Now get ready to see the solar system as you’ve never seen it before, and see images that were so good they shocked astronomers.

Our Universe is not silent.. Although space is a vacuum, that does not mean there is no sound in it. Yes, space is a vacuum - so it generally doesn't carry sound waves like air does here on Earth. However, some sounds do exist in outer space, we just can't hear them. Various probes that zoom through the space are capable of capturing radio emissions from astronomical objects. NASA's scientist have designed special instrument known as 'astronomical interferometer' which can record these electromagnetic vibrations, and transfer them into sounds within range of human hearing (20-20,000 Hz).

At the center o nearly every galaxy there's a monstruous place, called "Black Hole". The pull of gravity there is so strong that even light can't escape it! This is what makes them so hard to see and pretty active... And what would happen if a black hole meets a star? Would a star survive such an encounter? The energy released as the black hole eats up stellar material is huge... Moreover, black holes can attract not only stars and planets, but also other black holes! They eventually merge and become one - of a much greater mass! Wow! Space is a never-ending journey of discovery!