Falcon 9 Boostback
Short star trails appear in this single 84 second long exposure, taken on March 6 from a rotating […]
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Flattening the Coronavirus Curve by Siobhan Roberts
One chart explains why slowing the spread of the infection is nearly as important as stopping it. Published: […]
An Extreme Black Hole Outburst
Astronomers believe they have now found the most powerful example of a black hole outburst yet seen in […]
Coronavirus Is Very Different From the Spanish Flu of 1918. ...
The fear is similar, but the medical reality is not. Published: March 9, 2020 at 01:00AM from #NYT […]
Wide Field: Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree
What do the following things have in common: a cone, the fur of a fox, and a Christmas […]
Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Chile
What is the band of light connecting the ground to the Milky Way? Zodiacal light — a stream […]
Wolf Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine
Some stars explode in slow motion. Rare, massive Wolf-Rayet stars are so tumultuous and hot that they are […]
Mars Panorama from Curiosity
The Mars Rover named Curiosity recorded high-resolution, 360 degree views of its location on Mars late last year. […]
When Voyager 2 Calls Home, Earth Soon Won’t Be Able ...
NASA will spend 11 months upgrading the only piece of its Deep Space Network that can send commands […]
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
This colorful skyscape spans about four full moons across nebula rich starfields along the plane of our Milky […]