A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay
What’s happened to the setting Sun? An eclipse! In early 2009, the Moon eclipsed part of the Sun […]
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Roadster, Starman, Planet Earth
Don’t panic. It’s just a spacesuited mannequin named Starman. As the sunlit crescent of planet Earth recedes in […]
At Site of Japanese Volcano’s Supereruption, an Immense Lava Dome ...
Scientists are studying the magma plumbing of the scar left by Akahoya eruption 7,300 years ago to help […]
Total Solar Lunar Eclipse
This digitally processed and composited picture creatively compares two famous eclipses in one; the total lunar eclipse (left) […]
These Skates Are Made for Walking by STEPH YIN
A fish that scurries along the seafloor uses the same neurons and genes that help land vertebrates walk, […]
SpaceX’s Secret Satellite Mission May Have Failed. What Happened? by ...
Rumors are that an expensive, classified mission code-named “Zuma” failed to deploy in orbit and is now lost. […]
Starfish See Pretty Well in the Deep Ocean. By the ...
In the deep seas, starfish make their own light, possibly to signal one another for mating, and they’ve […]
NGC 7331 Close Up
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About […]
Toads Eat Beetles. Sometimes, Beetles Make Them Regret Their Meal ...
When toads swallow bombardier beetles, the beetles produce a poison that prompts some of the toads to vomit […]
SpaceX Launches New Megarocket With Tesla Car on Board by ...
SpaceX’s new megarocket launched on its first test flight Tuesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center as thousands jammed […]