On Sunday, four researchers don black suits and enter a red world where they will spend…
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Hear the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in this NASA video
Enjoy the gentle rhythm of deep space galaxies and stars whose data has been “sonoked” in…
The sun unleashes a powerful X1.0 solar flare
On June 20, 2023, the Sun emitted a powerful solar flare, which was captured by NASA’s…
Geminid meteorite mystery solved? It was a collision!
View in EarthSky community photos. | Josh Ashley This composite image of the Geminid meteorites was…
Stunning views of Mars captured by the ultraviolet eye aboard NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft
NASA’s MAVEN mission captured two gorgeous ultraviolet images of Mars at various points in its orbit…
A vital component of a protein essential to the structural integrity of neurons – without axons breaking, synapses die
MIT scientists found that the protein perlikan, which is found in both flies and humans, is…
The discovery of a new type of atomic nucleus
Researchers at Jyväskylä University’s Accelerator Laboratory in Finland have made the groundbreaking discovery of a new…
The eight eyes: revealing octopus vision using neural maps
summary: The researchers mapped neural activity in the octopus’s visual system, revealing striking similarities with humans.…
What causes the strange green flash at sunset and sunrise on Earth?
Here’s something you might remember from your high school Earth science class: As sunlight—which appears to…
Stellar demolition trail near the black hole in the ancient galaxy
An international team of astrophysicists led by Radboud University in the Netherlands has discovered a new…