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[ad_1] Artist’s impression of the failure of NASA’s Mars Polar Lander at the Martian South Pole. After arrival at … [+] March in 1999, the craft is believed to have crashed to the surface at high speed ullstein bild via Getty Images At first glance, it may seem that Mars is no longer the fashionable … Read more

[ad_1] Before the Juno spacecraft arrived in Jupiter, astronomers had noted lower than expected ammonia levels in the upper atmosphere of the giant world. Following Juno’s arrival at Jupiter in July 2016, astronomers found higher ammonia concentrations near the center of the planet than those observed closer to the poles. These findings have remained a … Read more

[ad_1] Like many aspects of planet Earth, our vision of the night sky suffers from the effects of pollution. Industry emissions as well as stray light from outdoor lamps make it difficult for people in many areas to fully enjoy the starry view. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) strives to preserve the night sky for … Read more

[ad_1] The image of an undead brain coming back to live is science fiction. Not just any sci-fi, especially B-level sci-fi. What instantly comes to mind are the black and white horrors of movies like Fiend Without a Face . Bad game. Plastic monstrosities. Visible chains. What about a spinal cord that for some reason … Read more

[ad_1] NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been investigating asteroid Bennu since arriving there in 2018, sharing photos of the distant body. But the craft didn’t just go there to take pictures – it will also touch the asteroid’s surface and take a sample to be sent back to Earth. This week, OSIRIS-REx performed its last test … Read more

[ad_1] The Arecibo Observatory is an emblematic institution. Located in Puerto Rico, this National Science Foundation (NSF) observatory was the largest radio telescope in the world between 1963 and 2016. Although that honor now goes to the Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China, Arecibo will be forever recognized for his contributions to … Read more

[ad_1] Enlarge / Don’t think you can shoot one on this trilobite – he still has a good eye, you know. Brigitte Schoenemann Among the fossils, the trilobites are rock stars. They’re adorable (as stony arthropods do), with a segmented shape distinctive enough to be a common logo. But they’re also fascinating because there are … Read more

[ad_1] NASA calls NGC 1614 a “special galaxy”. The bright cosmic object is the result of the merger of two galaxies. There are a number of crazy things going on in this Hubble image, released by NASA on Friday. At the top right is a “tidal tail,” which forms when stars and gas are “stripped” … Read more

[ad_1] Two of Earth’s most colorful upper atmospheric phenomena, the aurora and the glow of the air, met just before dawn in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). Wavy green strands topped with red northern Lights appear to cross the band of faded red-yellow light as the ISS passed … Read more