Astrophotographer captures spectacular photo of Antennae Galaxies dueling in deep space

The Antennae Galaxies pictured merging in the constellation Corvus. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer took aim at the constellation Corvus to capture a majestic view of the Antennae Galaxies, whose once spiral forms have been rendered chaotic as they merge into a single elliptical monster of a galaxy. “I have a Sky-Watcher EspritContinue Reading

R.I.P Sony Honda Afeela: Gone Before It Even Launched

Sony has a history of big hits and misses: The Japanese entertainment juggernaut that invented the Walkman, compact disc (with Philips), camcorder, and PlayStation also was behind the MiniDisc and Betamax formats. We can add now one to the miss pile, as the Sony Afeela electric vehicles it sought to launch in a joint ventureContinue Reading

Science news this week: NASA announces nuclear rocket, space reproduction proves difficult, and why weed gives people the munchies

NASA announces moon base, Iran war releases staggering carbon emissions, why weed gives people munchies, and Artemis II preps for liftoff. (Image credit: Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images | NASA/Terra/Landsat) This week’s science news was crammed with fascinating revelations about the workings of the human body, leading with the finding that zero gravity means zeroContinue Reading