Pluto as seen by the New Horizons space probe
Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known …
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Sunset from above the altocumulus clouds at 30,000 feet near Oahu, Hawaii
Sunset from above the altocumulus clouds at 30,000 feet near Oahu, Hawaii
Quantum Entanglement and Topology: An Unbreakable Bond
Quantum entanglement and topology, two seemingly distinct concepts in the realm of physics, have recently been discovered to be fundamentally interlinked. This groundbreaking research, conducted …
The Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust
The Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust, is a stunning emission nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. Spanning approximately 130 light-years in …
Eye of the Storm-seen from space
Can storms be seen from space? While tornadoes themselves are too small to be seen directly from space, their associated cloud formations, such as thunderstorms …
The Orion Nebula the middle “star” in the “sword” of Orion
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s …
Reg Saddler – Dust and the Western Veil Nebula
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ It’s so big it is easy to miss. The entire Veil Nebula spans six times the diameter of the …
Bizarre rings spied by James Webb Space Telescope are organic dust
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ What are those strange rings? Rich in dust, the rings are likely 3D shells — but how they …
Thor’s Helmet NGC 2359
Popularly called Thor’s Helmet, NGC 2359 is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor’s Helmet is about …
Who were the Mercury 7
Americaโs first venture into space was a feat of scientific ingenuity and also one of human daring. It is no wonder that, in the early …