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How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...
To celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary, ESA/Hubble released a breathtaking new image of the star-forming region NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This cosmic nursery, packed with thousands of ...
The image is a mosaic stitched from multiple Hubble observations since the galaxy’s size exceeds Hubble’s narrow field of view.
Vertical gardening systems can lead to more plants and higher yields. A bonus? Soil-dwelling pests are thwarted by putting plants out of reach.
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...
A new study reports the first direct observation of merging star clusters in the nuclear region of dwarf galaxies. This ...
In the coming days ahead, if any of your friends or relatives remark to you that they saw a "strange UFO" on the way to work or school, you now can set them straight.
Less optimistic ... being in this place void of life,” the Apollo 13 star told The Guardian in 2023. “I had paid attention to the space program prior to that, but I was not hooked by the ...
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...
Her three co-stars delighted in presenting video footage ... “I swear to God no one’s ever wanted to go to space less than Gayle King,” another meme said. Nate read a final one: “Gayle ...
In the best of the Disney+ “Star Wars” series, returning for its final season, fighting fascism is more than just a joyride.
Here’s a little spoiler for next month’s Cosmic Calendar: early May will see the return of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The ...