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What is it about galaxies and dark matter? Most, if not all galaxies are surrounded by halos of this mysterious, unknown, but ubiquitous material. And, it also played a role in galaxy formation. The nature of that role is something astronomers are still...
ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden is back to Europe less than 24 hours after his return to Earth. Marcus is back to Cologne, Germany, after spending 20 days in space. He underwent initial medical checks aboard the boat before being flown by...
It's a great time to be into science fiction video gamesThat's especially true if you're into games set in outer space such as the upcoming "Judas," Ken Levine's long-anticipated return after wowing most players and causing lots of discourse with BioShock...
Back to Article List A big-time asteroid impact in an already-cold climate is one way to create a snowball Earth. A rendering of a Snowball Earth. Credit: NASA Scientists think Earth may have undergone at least two extreme freeze events throughout its history,...
When doing the marketing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA and the other telescope contributors liked to point out how it would open up the early universe to scrutiny. They weren’t exaggerating, and now scientific studies are starting to...
Week in images: 05-09 February 2024 Discover our week through the lens Source link
Like some hobbits, a wee Martian helicopter received a special honor.The final resting place of NASA's Ingenuity, grounded after its last flight on Jan. 18, now has a new name bestowed from fans of fantasy."The Ingenuity team has nicknamed the spot where the...
Back to Article List The asteroid that recently shot through the sky over Berlin turns out to have left some very interesting pieces behind. A meteorite fragment from asteroid 2024 BX1. Credit: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin/ Laura Kranich The asteroid 2024 BX1’s...
On January 21st, 2024, a meter-sized asteroid (2024 BX1) entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Berlin at 12:33 am UTC (07:45 pm EST; 04:33 pm PST). Before it reached Earth, 2024 BX1 was a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) with an orbit that suggests it was part...
This wide view from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captures an algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Algae in the South Atlantic often...