Milky Way in Moonlight
A waning crescent moon, early morning twilight, and Al Hamra’s city lights on the horizon can’t hide the […]
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NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape. Cataloged as […]
Celebrate Earth Day With a 4800-Year-Old Tree (If You Can ...
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG The exact location of Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine commonly known as the world’s […]
The Key Players in Climate Change
By THE NEW YORK TIMES World leaders are gathering Friday to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. […]
A Hubble Birthday Bubble in Clear View
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR NASA released a stunning image of the Bubble Nebula in advance of the space […]
The Comet the Owl and the Galaxy
Comet C/2014 S2 (PanSTARRS) poses for a Messier moment in this telescopic snapshot from April 18. In fact […]
Foxes That Endure Despite a Lack of Genetic Diversity
By CARL ZIMMER The island fox has lived on the Channel Islands off California for several thousand years, […]
Periods in Space Are Not That Different Though a Bit ...
By PAM BELLUCK For future astronauts, who would rather not menstruate in space, researchers have written up some […]
Some Meteorites Are Million-Dollar Finds Others Are Meteorwrongs
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A meteorite found in Russia fetched a big price at auction, but most “space […]
Leaders Roll Up Sleeves on Climate but Experts Say Plans ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS and CORAL DAVENPORT Unless countries develop more ambitious plans, they say, the world could suffer […]