We Finally Have The First-Ever Evidence of Cosmic Superaccelerators in Our Galaxy
A cosmic gamma ray detected zipping across the Milky Way has broken the record for the most energetic we’ve found…
Sunlight neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 faster than expected
A year ago scientists everywhere were scrambling to get their minds around the SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that caused the…
55 Cancri
55 Cancri e is an exoplanet discovered in 2004 that orbits a Sun-like star 40 light-years away from Earth. Being…
The Earliest Cherry Blossom Season in 1,200 Years Is Here Due to Climate Change
For well over a thousand years, cherry blossoms in Japan have held the scent of spring and reflected the transient…
64% of Farmland at Risk of Pesticide Pollution – Revealed in Global Map of Agricultural Land Across 168 Countries
A global map of agricultural land across 168 countries has revealed that 64 percent of land used for agriculture and…
The Spectacular Veil Nebula
This Picture of the Week revisits the Veil Nebula, a popular subject for Hubble images! This object was featured in…
What is A gravitational lens?
A gravitational lens is a distribution of matter (such as a cluster of galaxies) between a distant light source and…
A Supernova Explosion And The Evolution Of A Supernova Remnant
Supernova remnants (SNR) are one of the four categories of nebulae that may exist in a Galaxy (the other three…
The strange case of Comet Holmet
Could the comet of a comet expand so much to become bigger than the Sun? Surprisingly yes, and this is…
Global Warming Is ‘Fundamentally’ Changing The Structure of Our Oceans
Climate change has wrought major changes to ocean stability faster than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday, raising…