The James Webb Space Telescope recently opened a new window onto one of the universe’s more mysterious secrets. For the first time, it has imaged black holes feeding stealthily on stars from deep within dusty galaxies, where even ordinary…
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Hammerhead sharks eat other sharks—and it’s worth the risk
Great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran)—the funny looking big fish with…
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Study Reveals How Many IVF Babies Have Been Born Worldwide : ScienceAlert
More than 13 million people worldwide owe their lives to in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to the first estimates of their kind.
Since the original ‘test tube’ baby was born in 1978, the number of children brought into the world by IVF…
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Humans to Mars or humans exploring Mars?
We should rethink how to send humans to Mars — a goal now getting much discussion. With proposed budgets and current technical difficulties in human spaceflight development making such a goal unrealistic, it may be time to change the…
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Seven superclouds sit just beyond the solar system
The superclouds probably produce star-forming clouds of gas, since most nearby stellar nurseries are located within the giants.
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Burloak and MDA Bet Big on Additive Manufacturing, Fueling Next-Gen Satellite Constellations
For decades, metal additive manufacturing (AM) has promised to revolutionize aerospace by offering lighter, more complex, and faster-to-produce components. But for much of its history, AM in the space sector has struggled to move beyond…
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Starlink mission marks SpaceX’s 450th flight-proven Falcon booster launched – Spaceflight Now
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 4, 4:30 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on its droneship.
SpaceX…
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This star survived its own supernova and shined even brighter
Rich with detail, the spiral galaxy NGC 1309 shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week. NGC 1309 is situated about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.
This stunning Hubble image encompasses NGC…
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Hubble Sees Dusty Clouds in Tarantula Nebula
A striking new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows incredible details in the Tarantula Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
This Hubble image shows part of the Tarantula Nebula, a…
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How Does Erythritol Increase Heart Attack and Stroke Risk?
Small amounts of the common artificial sweetener, erythritol, increase risk of heart attack and stroke by promoting constriction, clotting, and inflammation in brain blood vessel cells. The corresponding…
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