Figure 1: Artist’s impression of a large constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit orbiting over…
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See a comparison of images from Hubble and Webb
It may not seem obvious why astronomers need so many different powerful space telescopes. Is it…
The northern lights will be visible next week in some Midwestern states – NBC Chicago
Thursday’s solar storm forecast is expected to give skywatchers in 17 US states a chance to…
Venus, Mars, and Regulus come together on July 9th
Trine of Venus, Mars and Regulus Venus is the brightest point of light in the night…
Catch the Fluke Doormat with Blue Snapper
The uptick in the rhythm of the tail beats, so slight, brought me back to reality…
Swedish scientists claim this is the world’s smallest 3D-printed wine glass – Ars Technica
Zoom in / The world’s smallest 3D printed silica glass wine glass (left) and optical resonator…
The discovery of a huge mass of thermal emissions buried under the surface of the moon
A large block of granite that was slowly releasing heat has been discovered buried under a…
A cosmological puzzle in the standard cosmological model
An international team of astrophysicists and cosmologists has submitted five papers indicating that the “clumping” (S8…
The Physics of How Gentoo Penguins Can Swim So Fast Underwater – Ars Technica
Zoom in / Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, thanks to the…
Happy Avillion Day! Earth is at its farthest from the sun for the year 2023 today
Temperatures reached record levels this week. In the days following Independence Day, thermometers rose to abnormal…