NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene
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16 glistening galaxies shine in new images form NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory
While we have months to wait for the first images from the freshly-launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s other incredible observatories do not disappoint. The agency released a new…
Explore what Pompeii looked like before catastrophic eruption
A little less than 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius became the antihero of the ancient world’s most well-known tragedy. The infamous explosion covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic debris, immortalizing…
Your smartwatch may be overestimating calories burned by 25 percent
One of a smartwatch’s main selling points can be its ability to track the calories burned while exercising. But similar to the health tech industry’s “10,000 steps” selling point, new…
What shapes your personality? Your genes and environment play a big role.
I consider myself to have a somewhat challenging personality. The popular Myers-Briggs test labels me an ‘INTJ,’ commonly referred to as an “Architect.” We’re supposedly independent, determined, curious, and original,…
These fish rely on teamwork to find food in murky water
Just like 20-somethings yelling or waving in a crowded, strobe light-filled club, three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) can change their social behavior for the benefit of the group. These small fish…
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for…
Japan’s continuing bear problems can’t be solved by culling alone
Japan’s bears are still causing problems. The hefty predators continue to stray from mountainous forests in search of food, putting them in direct contact with the nation’s rapidly aging and…
NOAA scientists spot ‘outrageously tiny’ fish
The deepest parts of our ocean are more like the fare reaches of space than planet Earth. We never really know what we’ll find down there. A team from the…
In 1967, 2 million Swedes started driving on the other side of the road
On September 3, 1967, at 4:50 a.m., a lone Swedish taxi driver stopped his car on the street in the light of early dawn. He carefully checked around him on…