Three barriers to the Black Hole Principle
Despite the fact that The Black Hole Principle has successfully predicted many aspects of the universe and solved some major problems in astrophysics, some mainstream scientists may still have some hurdles to get over before taking the theory on board. In this...
X-ray bubbles in the Milky Way
We have already discussed the Gamma-ray bubbles in the Milky Way, now scientists have discovered bubbles made of X-rays. Although these pose a puzzle to current science, in this episode of Punk Science TV, we explain how the X-ray bubbles are created by The Black Hole...
Cryovolcanism
Volcanoes are supposed to be hot, so why are cold volcanoes found all over the solar system? In this article, we are going to be exploring Cryovolcanism. Hot vs Cold You are probably aware of volcanic activity on Earth - Volcanoes spew hot lava which is molten rock...
Auroras, Comets and Black Holes
Auroras on a comet? A lot us are familiar with the concept of Northern Lights and Southern Lights or Aurora Borealis and Australis as they are otherwise known. But why have scientists spotted an aurora on a comet? They are also seen around moons and other planets. Is...
Spirals on Mars
Ultraviolet spiral mystery Scientists have recently discovered pulses and spirals of Ultraviolet light on the South Pole of Mars. Although they have convinced themselves they understand the chemical reason for these pulses of UV light, they do not understand why there...
Antimatter from black holes
Antimatter is the opposite of matter and it is supposed to be rare. So why do we see antimatter all over the universe and what does it have to do with black holes? The shy physicist discovers antimatter The story of antimatter really starts with the British physicist,...
What creates Saturn’s rings?
What creates Saturn's rings? Did you know that scientists still don't know what created the rings of Saturn? In this episode, we look at the data from the Cassini probe to see if it can shed light on this enigma. A cosmic mystery First spotted by Galileo, Saturn's...
The Mystery of Earthquake Lights
Mysterious Lights have been spotted around Earthquakes but what is causing them? An elusive mystery For 300 years, people have been recording mysterious lights that sometimes appear around earthquakes. For many years these reports have been dismissed but recently,...
Winking Black Holes
Is a black hole winking at us? A Galaxy named 1ES 1927+654 became the object of attention for astronomers when it went through a 40-fold increase in brightness in March 2018. They started discussing 'winking black holes'. In this article, we discuss what is meant by...
Fast Radio Bursts – finally solved!
Fast Radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in science today. You may have heard of them because scientists are so stumped as to what is causing them that they are inventing all sorts of theories. Even that they could be alien communications! So that's what we...