Lapping up the aurora borealis in Sweden One of the accommodations at Treehotel at Harads in Swedish Lapland © Norris Niman Swedish Lapland is known for having the clearest skies and best star-spot… [+5362 chars]
Iceberg A-68A thickness. 2017 2021. Researchers recently chronicled the death throes of A-68A, one of the worlds largest-known icebergs. As soon as an iceberg is born it starts to die. Waves chip a… [+3460 chars]
For the first time in history, earthlings can hear what a black hole sounds like: a low-pitched groaning, as if a very creaky heavy door was being opened again and again. NASA released a 35-second a… [+3093 chars]
Achieving a fusion power plant requires plasma confinement of more than 100 million degrees Celsius in a magnetic field. Plus, it should maintain this state for a long. Using measuring instruments d… [+3008 chars]
ByMcGill UniversityMay 28, 2022 Researchers can now accurately predict the diets of remote killer whale populations using their blubber fatty acids. Credit: Dr. Rune Dietz from Aarhus University Un… [+1830 chars]
Utilizing tools for purposes they werent initially intended for is a strength of the astronomical community. Scrounging through data collected for one purpose and looking for hints of another seems t… [+3958 chars]
Title:The Diffuse Gamma-Ray Flux from Clusters of Galaxies Authors: Saquib Hussain, Rafael Alves Batista, Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino, Klaus Dolag First Authors Institution: Institute of Astronom… [+5356 chars]
Achieving a fusion power plant requires plasma confinement of more than 100 million degrees Celsius in a magnetic field. Plus, it should maintain this state for a long. Using measuring instruments d… [+3008 chars]
NASA first shared what Mars sounds like last year, using microphones placed on the Perseverance rover. Since then, though, scientists have been studying the recordings, and have even created a playli… [+2834 chars]
Amateur asteroid hunters are still quite active these days. But not like in the older days. When you say amateur asteroid hunters, these are individuals-not connected with NASA or other giant spac… [+2867 chars]
ByAdam Voiland, NASA Earth ObservatoryMay 28, 2022 Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali photographed from the International Space Station. April 6, 2022. Click the image for wider, high-resolution view.… [+2921 chars]
Iceberg A-68A thickness. 2017 2021. Researchers recently chronicled the death throes of A-68A, one of the worlds largest-known icebergs. As soon as an iceberg is born it starts to die. Waves chip a… [+3460 chars]
