Is it true that the Sun is really yellow?

by Aviation Marie | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog

Is it true that the Sun is really yellow? — A concise, evidence-based answer Short answer: The Sun is essentially white — not intrinsically yellow. The Sun’s visible light is well described by a blackbody spectrum with an effective temperature of about 5,778 K; Wien’s...

Do you imagine space as being completely black?

by Aviation Marie | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog

Do you imagine space as being completely black? Space can look completely black to the eye because there is no atmosphere to scatter sunlight and fill the sky with diffuse light the way Earths atmosphere does. In the vacuum between stars, light travels in straight...

Should you be afraid a spaceship might crash in the asteroid belt like in the movies?

by Aviation Marie | Nov 10, 2025 | Blog

Should you be afraid a spaceship might crash in the asteroid belt like in the movies? Quick verdict Quick verdict: No — you dont need to be afraid that a spaceship will crash in the asteroid belt like in the movies. Hollywood dramatizes dense fields of rocks for...

Solar Energy From Space: The Dawn of Eternal Clean Power

by Aviation Marie | Nov 7, 2025 | Blog

The Dawn of a New Era: Solar Energy from Space Witnessing The Dawn of a New Era: Solar Energy from Space, humanity stands on the brink of unlocking an unprecedented source of clean, inexhaustible energy. This concept, once consigned to the realms of science fiction,...

Is space totally silent or are there secret sounds humans can’t hear?

by Aviation Marie | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog

Is space totally silent or are there secret sounds humans can’t hear? The Science of Silence in Space In the vacuum of space, sound as humans perceive it doesn’t exist. Sound waves require a medium like air or water to travel, and space is mostly empty, with particles...

Could you really explode if you were in the vacuum of space?

by Aviation Marie | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog

Could you really explode if you were in the vacuum of space? The idea that a person would explode in the vacuum of space is a common misconception often depicted in science fiction. In reality, the human body is capable of withstanding the extreme conditions of space...