NGC 2623: Merging Galaxies from Hubble
Where do stars form when galaxies collide? To help find out, astronomers imaged the nearby galaxy merger NGC […]
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Secret Zuma Satellite Launched by SpaceX May Have Failed. What ...
Rumors are that an expensive, classified mission code-named “Zuma” failed to deploy in orbit and is now lost. […]
Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble
It is one of the brightest planetary nebulae on the sky — what should it be named? First […]
The Invisible Underwater Messaging System in Blue Crab Urine by ...
Scientists identified the chemical signal in urine produced by blue crabs that warns mud crabs that they could […]
In Africa, Geneticists Are Hunting Poachers by GINA KOLATA
DNA databases holding samples from thousands of rhinoceroses and elephants are helping to convict illegal traffickers. Published: January […]
This Worm Evolved Self-Fertilization and Lost a Quarter of Its ...
When a worm’s hermaphroditic females developed the ability to reproduce on their own, they may have shed a […]
States Confront the Spread of a Deadly Disease in Deer ...
Montana is the latest Western state to discover animals infected with chronic wasting disease. It may decimate herds […]
Clouds of Andromeda
What are those red clouds surrounding the Andromeda galaxy? This galaxy, M31, is often imaged by planet Earth-based […]
A Tether in Space
One of the greatest unrequited legends of outer space is the tether. Tethers, long strands of material, hold […]
A Mummified Child’s Remains Show Signs of a Modern Scourge ...
For decades, scientists thought the toddler died nearly 500 years ago from smallpox. New research shows it carried […]