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Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a highly variable young ...
Jumping back in time, Thuban was positioned as a North Star some 4,700 years ago, as early civilizations thrived in ...
It hangs in the sky like a cosmic bubble, eerily round, barely glowing in the radio spectrum. Among the wreckage of the Milky ...
Butterfly body pitch helps maintain stable hovering. Researchers study this to design quieter, efficient MAVs.
Earth—our tiny blue dot in the galaxy—is approximately 26,000 light years away from a fascinating and active region of the Milky Way called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). This region holds clues ...
A rare species of synchronous firefly put on a dazzling light show at Congaree National Park each year. But various threats ...
This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic’s seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell ...