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5/29/21
NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy's violent, super-energized "downtown." It's a composite of 370 observations over the past two decades by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, depicting billions of stars and countless black holes in the center, or heart, of the Milky Way.
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5/30/21
Discovery in space of ethanolamine, the simplest phospholipid head group
The detection of ethanolamine (
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/17/21
Mind-blowing images of nearby galaxies show stars being born in glittering detail
Breathtaking new images of nearby galaxies captured by a team of international astronomers shed light on how stars are born.
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7/26/21
Cameras capture footage of 'crazy' meteor lighting up sky over Norway
An "unusually large" meteor briefly lights up the night sky over southern Norway, creating a spectacular sound and light display.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/31/21
Russian module throws International Space Station out of control with thruster misfire
Russia's newly-arrived Nauka science lab causes drama in space, momentarily cutting off communication with ground controllers and tilting the ISS out of position for 45 minutes.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Di (amina046)
8/5/21
Champagne moment as supernova captured in detail for the first time
Researchers record the earliest moments of a supernova as a shockwave blasts its way through a star
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8/7/21
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Changed Astronomy Forever; Her Ph.D. Advisor Won the Nobel Prize for It
A few years back, we highlighted a series of articles called The Matilda Effect -- named for the feminist Matilda Joslyn Gage, whose 1893 essay "Woman as an Inventor" inspired historians like Cornell University's Margaret Rossiter to recover the lost histories of women in science.
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9/2/21
Rare space phenomenon captured by Hubble telescope in stunning detail
Jets of blue gas blast out of a cloud of dust in a striking photo of a rare space object released by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Di (amina046)
9/2/21
Fabulous picture ! A dragonfly in the sky!
- Edited September 2, 2021 3:03 pm by Di (amina046)