M86 in the Central Virgo Cluster
Is there a bridge of gas connecting these two great galaxies? Quite possibly, but it is hard to […]
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Fierce and Unpredictable: How Wildfires Became Infernos by JIM ROBBINS
A division of the U.S. Forest Service is studying fire behavior as the blazes in the West become […]
The Pencil Nebula in Red and Blue
This shock wave plows through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Near the top and moving […]
Meteor before Galaxy
What’s that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy? A meteor. While photographing the Andromeda galaxy in […]
NASA to Make Second Parker Solar Probe Launch Attempt by ...
The spacecraft, which NASA says will “touch the sun,” was unable to get off the launchpad early Saturday […]
Congressman Collins’s Deep Financial Ties to Biotech Firms Posed Other ...
Mr. Collins, among the wealthiest members of Congress, has decided not to seek re-election in the wake of […]
Moon, Mars, and Milky Way
Just two weeks ago, dark skies over the desert in northern Iran held this alluring celestial vista. The […]
Watch NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Launch by KENNETH CHANG
There’s a lot we don’t know about the sun and its power, and this mission will help to […]
Maria Konnikova Shows Her Cards by CLAUDIA DREIFUS
The well regarded science writer took up poker while researching a book. Now she’s on the professional circuit. […]
Today the Parker Solar Probe Is Named for Him. 60 ...
Eugene N. Parker predicted the existence of solar wind in 1958. The NASA spacecraft, scheduled to launch on […]