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At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree by Franz Lidz ...
In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on March 16, 2023 by Farzin

This was a sky to show the kids. Early this month the two brightest planets in the night […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 15, 2023 by Farzin

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 14, 2023 by Farzin

What lies at the end of a rainbow? Something different for everyone. For the photographer taking this picture, […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 13, 2023 by Farzin

What lies at the bottom of Hyperion‘s strange craters? To help find out, the robot Cassini spacecraft that […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 12, 2023 by Farzin

3D Bennu
Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid 101955 Bennu. Shaped like a spinning toy top […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 11, 2023 by Farzin

Orion and the Running Man
Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like The Great Nebula in Orion. Visible as a faint celestial smudge […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 10, 2023 by Farzin

DART vs Dimorphos
On the first planetary defense test mission from planet Earth, the DART spacecraft captured this close-up on 26 […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 9, 2023 by Farzin

New Room-Temperature Superconductor Offers Tantalizing Possibilities by Kenneth Chang
The breakthrough could one day transform technologies that use electric energy, but it comes from a team facing […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on March 9, 2023 by Farzin

Where have all the dim stars gone? From many places on the Earth including major cities, the night […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 8, 2023 by Farzin