X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, calledContinue Reading
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Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, creating fresh fuel that helped prolong the devastation., Read MoreContinue Reading
2 Min Read Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat With NASA’s Juno PIA26757 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/USGS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Mapping Io’s Hidden Heat With NASA’s Juno PNG (1.89 MB) Description This graphic illustrates the areas ofContinue Reading
2 Min Read NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface PIA26756 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/USGS Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Juno Peers Beneath Io’s Surface PNG (2.07 MB) Description This map represents data captured by the MicrowaveContinue Reading
5 min read NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io TThe north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023. Data from that flyby and one on Feb. 3, 2024,Continue Reading
Credit: NASA NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. The Traitor issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creatingContinue Reading
The UN General Assembly closed its first ever High-level Meeting on road safety on Tuesday by adopting a sweeping new declaration aimed at halving road deaths by 2030 – over the sole objection of the United States.Continue Reading
Climate change is making night time hotter around the world. That’s eroding one of our most important biological processes which is sleep.Continue Reading
Rescued Big Bear eagle Jackie has anemia and kidney inflammation, and remains in critical condition. However, she is eating and even fighting with care staff, according to an educational nonprofit.Continue Reading
Migrant workers were trapped in the Southwest’s illicit cannabis boom and treated as criminals — until investigators began chasing their bosses. The post The Chinese immigrants trafficked on New Mexico’s weed farms appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
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China’s Chang’e-6 samples have uncovered a surprising difference between the Moon’s two hemispheres. Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into the far-side soil because Earth’s magnetosphere slows the particles that reach the near side. Noble gases locked inside the lunar regolith preserved evidence of this uneven bombardment. These gases may evenContinue Reading