China’s Mars Rover Mission Lands on the Red Planet by ...
The success establishes China as a principal contender in what some see as a new era of space […]
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The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon
Undulating bright ridges and dusty clouds cross this close-up of the nearby star forming region M8, also known […]
Breathing Through the Rectum Saves Oxygen-Starved Mice and Pigs by ...
Japanese scientists who studied an unusual method of delivering oxygen in mammals hope to one day try it […]
M104: The Sombrero Galaxy
A gorgeous spiral galaxy, M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring […]
The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey Stick
Closest to the Sun on March 1, and closest to planet Earth on April 23, this Comet ATLAS […]
One of the World’s Longest-Running Experiments Sends Up Sprouts by ...
After lying dormant in buried bottles for 142 years, 11 seeds germinated on the Michigan State University campus […]
A Meteor and the Gegenschein
Is the night sky darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? No. In fact, a rarely discernable faint […]
Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru
What’s happening behind Uluru? A United Nations World Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in […]
Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158
Clusters of stars can be near or far, young or old, diffuse or compact. The featured image shows […]
Horsehead and Orion Nebulas
The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in […]