New high-speed cameras for Westerbork Telescope
From solar activity to stunning aurora
This beautiful aurora illuminates the sky over the snow-clad landscape near Tromsø, Norway.
Layered '2-D nanocrystals' promising new semiconductor
Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology, pictured here, for future computers and electronics based on "two-...
Chloroform cleanup: just the beginning for palladium-gold catalysts: Federally funded research pays off with new process for environmental remediation
When chloroform-contaminated water is flowed through a column containing PGClear pellets, the palladium and gold in the pellets spurs a...
Where are the Best Windows Into Europa's Interior?
This graphic of Jupiter's moon Europa maps a relationship between the amount of energy deposited onto the moon from...
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientists “See” Flux Rope Formation for the First Time
Models of flux ropes have been drawn by theorists in the past, but scientists had never before observed them...
Blame it on the Rain (from Saturn's Rings)
This artist's concept illustrates how charged water particles flow into the Saturnian atmosphere from the planet's...
W3 star-forming region
The full image of the W3 region. Click on the image to see an annotated version, highlighting some of the key...
