The real woman behind Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ died at only 23
The “Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli is easily among the most well-known paintings from the Renaissance. Yet the premature death of the young woman and muse who made the…
June 2026
Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir
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NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted
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Astronaut Jessica Meir Assists With Hardware Updates for NASA’s Cold Atom Lab
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‘Fireworks’ spotted in stellar explosion 15 million light-years away
Fourth of July celebrations got an early start in a nearby galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to observe galaxy Messier 83 (M83) spotted the unexpected explosive aftermath of…
NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
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Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain
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Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11
Visitors are welcome to Explore JPL to learn more about space exploration, robotics, and technology being developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tickets for the popular, free event become available…
Put your name aboard NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
If you missed the chance to get your name in space during Artemis II’s historic mission in April, you don’t have to wait until Artemis III in 2027 for another…
A berry-sized thermometer measures body temp. But you have to eat it.
Body temperature is considered a crucial vital sign of general health, but getting a reading with an oral or forehead thermometer does not always tell the whole story. And getting…