Research published in Global and Planetary Change examines the trends and projected frequency, intensity and duration of marine heatwaves (MHWs). A MHW is a 'discrete, prolonged anomalously warm wate… [+2435 chars]
The motion of single atoms through liquid has been caught on camera for the first time. Using a sandwich of materials so thin they're effectively two-dimensional, scientists trapped and observed pla… [+3415 chars]
We have a pretty good idea of what lurks within our solar system. We know there isn't a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter and Saturn, nor a brown dwarf nemesis heading our way. Anything larg… [+3285 chars]
A collaboration led by scientists at Nagoya University in Japan has investigated the nature of dark matter surrounding galaxies seen as they were 12 billion years ago, billions of years further back … [+7723 chars]
The Pillars of Creation are among the most well-known objects in our galaxy. They were one of the most popular targets for the Hubble Space Telescope, with the first images taken shortly after Hubble… [+2052 chars]
Stars come in a wide variety of sizes. Some are small and some are big. Some are what we would consider to be behemoths. The sun may seem big to us from our small, rocky world, yet it is dwarfed by s… [+4287 chars]
Ever since humanity launched the first satellite into Earth orbit in the 1950s, we have sent a multitude of spacecraft to the other worlds in our solar system. Although humans themselves have only ev… [+3721 chars]
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Previous studies have shown that mass extinction events closely follow those of climate change that have been triggered by asteroids or volcanic activity. When Kunio Kaiho, the Japanese climate scien… [+864 chars]
Title:ADDGALS: Simulated Sky Catalogs for Wide Field Galaxy Surveys Authors: Risa H. Wechsler, Joseph DeRose, Michael T. Busha, et al. First Authors Institution: Department of Physics, Stanford Un… [+7062 chars]
A composite image of the star-forming region 30 Doradus — also known as the Tarantula Nebula — reveals areas of cool gas that can collapse to form stars. (Image credit: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Won… [+6247 chars]
The GOES-17 satellite captured images of an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Jan. 15, 2022. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory image… [+5844 chars]
