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Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We ...
Welcome to the rat trapper’s dilemma. Published: February 27, 2023 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science Read the full […]

This entry was posted in New York Times Science and tagged NYT science on February 28, 2023 by Farzin

What’s causing that unusual ray of light extending from the horizon? Dust orbiting the Sun. At certain times […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 27, 2023 by Farzin

What would make a moon look like a walnut? A strange ridge that circles Saturn‘s moon Iapetus‘s equator, […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 26, 2023 by Farzin

Crescent Moon Occultation
On February 22, a young Moon shared the western sky at sunset with bright planets Venus and Jupiter […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 25, 2023 by Farzin

Jones Emberson 1
Planetary nebula Jones-Emberson 1 is the death shroud of a dying Sun-like star. It lies some 1,600 light-years […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 24, 2023 by Farzin

Peculiar spiral galaxy Arp 78 is found within the boundaries of the head strong constellation Aries. Some 100 […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 23, 2023 by Farzin

Our Sun is becoming a busy place. Only two years ago, the Sun was emerging from a solar […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 22, 2023 by Farzin

They are both falling. The water in Yosemite Falls, California, USA, is falling toward the Earth. Comet ZTF […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 21, 2023 by Farzin

There is nothing like this ball of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. This is surprising because, at […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 20, 2023 by Farzin

Is this really the famous Pleiades star cluster? Known for its iconic blue stars, the Pleiades is shown […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 19, 2023 by Farzin