Live: Cosmic Rays from Minnesota
Cosmic rays from outer space go through your body every second. Typically, they do you no harm. The […]
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Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion
Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, […]
Central Cygnus Skyscape
Supergiant star Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the Northern Cross, famous asterism in the constellation Cygnus […]
NASA Names Astronauts for Boeing and SpaceX Flights to International ...
Their voyages are scheduled for next year, and they would be the first American astronauts to launch from […]
Do Cockroaches Carry Diseases? by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
A W.H.O. study said there was not enough evidence to conclude that the insects were vectors for human […]
A Radar Blip, a Flash of Light: How U.F.O.s ‘Exploded’ ...
Sightings of U.F.O.s in Washington in July 1952 garnered headlines around the world and caused so much concern […]
Central Lunar Eclipse
Reddened by scattered sunlight, the Moon in the center is passing through the center of Earth’s dark umbral […]
Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren’t Sure ...
The Indonesian island of Flores has given rise to smaller hominins, humans and even elephants. Published: August 2, […]
Eclipse over the Gulf of Poets
The total phase of the July 27 lunar eclipse lasted for an impressive 103 minutes. That makes it […]
Trump Finally Picks a Science Adviser. And Scientists? They Seem ...
Kelvin Droegemeier, a well-regarded meteorologist, has a long research record. But his views on climate change are not […]