Science

Disks Don't Need Planets to Make Patterns

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Debris disks around stars naturally form complex structures without the presence of a planet. This image shows the dust...

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NGC 2392: A Beautiful End to a Star's Life

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NGC 2392 is a planetary nebula, a phase that results when a star like the sun becomes a red giant and sheds its outer...

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ESO’s Very Large Telescope probes growth of galaxies

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Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have spotted a distant galaxy hungrily snacking on nearby gas. Gas is seen to...

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Antifreeze, cheap materials may lead to low-cost solar energy

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Nanoparticles, made to order — inside and out: New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses

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Researchers at MIT and the University of North Carolina created these coated nanoparticles in many shapes and sizes.

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Stuttgart researchers coordinate major EU project to clean up soil and ground water: Pollution control with nanoparticles

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Carbo-Iron: combination of nano-iron and active carbon particles – a development by the project partner UFZ – are being tested at VEGAS on a...

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Researchers build an all-optical transistor: An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers

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The Butterfly Nebula

The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth’s night sky are often named for flowers or insects. Though its wingspan covers over 3 light-years, NGC 6302 is no exception. With an estimated surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees C, the dying...

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