Space photo of the week: Violent galaxies seen ‘jousting’ near the dawn of time

This Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array image shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. (Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Balashev and P. Noterdaeme et al.) Quick facts What it is: Two galaxies colliding in the early universe Where it is: 11 billion light-years away, in the constellation Cetus When it wasContinue Reading

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Thousands of people gathered in Istanbul to celebrate three-year-old Ali Asaf Demir’s recovery from leukaemia., NewsFeed After a long fight against leukaemia, three-year-old Ali Asaf Demir is now cancer-free. Thousands of people in Istanbul heeded his father’s call on social media to gather to release balloons in celebration of hisContinue Reading

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again on Sunday, May 25, firing a lava fountain into the air as it entered Episode 23 of its ongoing eruptive phase. According to USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the fountain of lava from the north vent of the volcano reached nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) inContinue Reading