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Dunk Was Chunky, but Still Deadly by Jack Tamisiea
A fossil fish called Dunkleosteus was less svelte shark and more rotund tuna, but that only made it […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on March 7, 2023 by Farzin

Is this a spiral galaxy? No. Actually, it is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the largest satellite galaxy […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 7, 2023 by Farzin

It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2012 was visible almost […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 6, 2023 by Farzin

What are those two bright spots? Planets. A few days ago, the two brightest planets in the night […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 5, 2023 by Farzin

Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe by Carl ...
Looking at DNA gleaned from ancient remains, researchers identified at least eight previously unknown populations of early Europeans. […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on March 5, 2023 by Farzin

10 Days of Venus and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter may have caught your attention lately. The impending close conjunction of the two brightest planets […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 4, 2023 by Farzin

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded the appearance of a new star in the Nanmen asterism. That part […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 3, 2023 by Farzin

Unraveling NGC 3169
Spiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks to be unraveling like a ball of cosmic yarn. It lies some 70 […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 2, 2023 by Farzin

Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the Flaming Star and the […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on March 1, 2023 by Farzin

Why is a thin crescent moon never seen far from a horizon? Because the only geometry that gives […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 28, 2023 by Farzin