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AstroWeekly: A shared planet

From the depths of the North Pacific Ocean, a 170,000-kilogram blue whale rises through a swarm of krill on its way to break the surface. In eastern Africa, giraffes wander across the rolling grasslands of the savanna with no particular destination. Meanwhile, herds of wild yak’s graze

AstroWeekly: The Dyson Sphere

The advancement of our species has largely hinged on our ability to harness more energy over time. Early energy provided by the control of fire was followed by the industrialization of our planet utilizing coal and oil/natural gas. Once we learned how to split an atom, atomic energy sourced

Astro Weekly: The Great Divide

Sculpted by a never ending combination of plate tectonic motion and erosion, the wonderful and dynamic crust of planet Earth presents us with awe-inspiring landscapes. Tectonic plates scrape past one another, diverge, and crash together, and the rocky crust of our planet is torn, exhumed, deformed, and uplifted. As

Astro Weekly: The Fermi Paradox

There is a contradiction between the high probability estimates for the existence of life outside Earth and the absence of evidence for it. This contradiction is known in astronomy as the “Fermi paradox” and follows the line of reasoning below: 1. There are about 100 billion stars in the Milky

Astro Weekly: “The Mountain"

I find few things more awe-inspiring and humbling than planet Earth’s mountain ranges. Formed over tens to hundreds of millions of years, mountains are made manifest by the unparalleled power of plate tectonics. As plates scrape past one another, diverge, and crash together, the rocky crust of our