The Webb Telescope Discovers Stunning Stellar Jets in the Serpentine Nebula
The Webb Telescope Discovers Stunning Stellar Jets in the Serpentine Nebula
In this image of the Serpentine Nebula from the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a cluster of protostellar outflows lined up ...
How a lunar ‘stalker’ is shining a new light on Stonehenge | Stonehenge
How a lunar ‘stalker’ is shining a new light on Stonehenge | Stonehenge
It may sound like fantasy, but as darkness approached – and with it an extremely rare lunar event – it felt like the beasts and birds of Stonehenge sensed something strange was ...
The inexplicably massive black hole from the origin of the universe refutes previous explanations
The inexplicably massive black hole from the origin of the universe refutes previous explanations
The cosmic enigma created by evidence of seemingly massive black holes in the very early universe continues to deepen. JWST observations of one such anomaly, known as J1120+0641, show ...
Climate change may make mushrooms more dangerous to humans
Climate change may make mushrooms more dangerous to humans
Higher environmental temperatures can cause mutations in fungi that lead to increased infectivity, more aggressive growth, or resistance to multiple anti-fungal medications. ...
New research shows why you don’t need to be perfect to get the job done
New research shows why you don’t need to be perfect to get the job done
Building compact behavioral programs. (A) Top: The space of strategies for solving a task can be large, with many strategies achieving reasonably good performance. Bottom line: Studying ...
7 plants to make a bathroom smell nice, according to the pros |
7 plants to make a bathroom smell nice, according to the pros |
The bathroom is a quiet place – it’s where we go to wash away the day and, hopefully, relax. And with the help of some leafy and aromatic plants that make a home smell good, ...
NASA astronauts remain in space while the crew examines problems with the Starliner
NASA astronauts remain in space while the crew examines problems with the Starliner
Boeing and NASA are once again “fixing” the return home of two astronauts from the International Space Station with the Starliner spacecraft. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore ...
Spaceship replica touches down in St. Cloud
Spaceship replica touches down in St. Cloud
ST. RE – Replica of the spaceship owned by a native of St. Cloud touched down here this weekend after a week-long trip from Florida to Minnesota. The journey took the 25-tonne ...
When is the next missile launch from Florida? The mammoth SpaceX Falcon Heavy
When is the next missile launch from Florida? The mammoth SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The Falcon Heavy, made up of the first three stages of the Falcon 9 rocket, can be seen off the Space Coast, weather permitting. Playalinda Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) is the ...
The hippocampus distinguishes immediate goals from future ones
The hippocampus distinguishes immediate goals from future ones
Summary: Researchers discovered how the brain prioritizes immediate and distant goals. Their study found that the hippocampus processes immediate goals faster and differently than ...
Space debris in Florida, North Carolina draws attention to danger
Space debris in Florida, North Carolina draws attention to danger
A family in Naples, Florida, is filing a claim against NASA for damages to their home after a piece of space debris from the International Space Station blew off their roof earlier this ...
Why does cotton shrink? | Live Science
Why does cotton shrink? | Live Science
It’s happened to the best of us: we throw a new cotton shirt in the dryer without thinking, and voilà – now we have a shirt fit for a toddler. Cotton is susceptible to this ...
Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood
Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood
Eventually, over many years of research, Boston and other scientists discovered that the microbes in Lechuguilla do much more than excrete a little dirt. Lechuguilla is encased in thick ...
The night sky this week
The night sky this week
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) among sunlit clouds in July 2020. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW … [+] PICS/Universal Picture Group via Getty Images) VW Pics/Universal Image Group via Getty ...
How to look at the Palm Beaches
How to look at the Palm Beaches
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy, made up of the first three stages of the Falcon 9 rocket, could potentially be seen in Palm Beach County, weather permitting and depending on cloud cover. From ...
Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can carve up entire galaxies
Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can carve up entire galaxies
A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, is blasting radiation that blows away clouds of gas in its surroundings to generate winds that reach speeds of about 36 million ...
Two large asteroids safely pass Earth just 42 hours apart
Two large asteroids safely pass Earth just 42 hours apart
Safety in Space 24/06/2024 5516 view 12 like Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week, a rare occurrence timed to commemorate this year’s Asteroid Day. None of them ...
The best views from the Treasure Coast
The best views from the Treasure Coast
The Falcon Heavy, made up of three Falcon 9 rockets, can be seen from the Treasure Coast, weather permitting and depending on cloud cover. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! SpaceX’s massive ...
Quantum effects stop black holes from forming from high concentrations of intense light, physicists say
Quantum effects stop black holes from forming from high concentrations of intense light, physicists say
Credit: NASA For the past seven decades, astrophysicists have theorized the existence of “kugelblitze,” black holes caused by extremely high concentrations of light. These ...
How long would it take to get to Planet 9, if we ever find it?
How long would it take to get to Planet 9, if we ever find it?
Some experts believe we could be just a few years away from discovering the elusive “Planet Nine” – or ruling out the existence of the hypothetical world for good. But ...
Are we ready for an asteroid to hit Earth? NASA sees work to do.
Are we ready for an asteroid to hit Earth? NASA sees work to do.
Is humanity prepared to face an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years? Scientists and experts say there is work to be done. When NASA presented the hypothetical ...
New research challenges black holes as an explanation for dark matter
New research challenges black holes as an explanation for dark matter
Artist’s impression of a microlensing event caused by a black hole observed from Earth toward the Large Magellanic Cloud. Light from a background star located in the LMC is bent ...
‘Early universe is nothing we expected’: James Webb telescope reveals ‘new understanding’ of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
‘Early universe is nothing we expected’: James Webb telescope reveals ‘new understanding’ of how galaxies formed at cosmic dawn
of The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered what may be the earliest star clusters in the universe. JWST spotted the five proto-globular clusters – bundles of millions ...
Space Discovery: Astronomers watch a smart supermassive black hole in real time
Space Discovery: Astronomers watch a smart supermassive black hole in real time
Astronomers are witnessing a spectacle never before seen in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy. In late 2019, a team of astronomers ...