Science

Ice-coated beauty in Mars’ Silver Island

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Topographical view Argyre Planitia

Research Shows Graphene Nanopores Can Be Controlled: Less Costly Ways of Sequencing DNA Could Open New Possibilities for Disease Prevention

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These are transmission electron microscope images of a nanopore in graphene. The original pore on the left grows considerably under the...

NASA's Infrared Observatory Measures Expansion of Universe

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Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have greatly improved the cosmic distance ladder used to measure the...

Comet crystals found in a nearby planetary system

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Close-up of olivine crystals seen inside a meteorite found on Earth that originated from a partly melted Solar System asteroid...

The Helix Nebula: Bigger in Death than Life

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A dying star is throwing a cosmic tantrum in this combined image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy...

Solar cell consisting of a single molecule

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Photosystem-I (green) is optically excited by an electrode (on top). An electron then is transferred step by step in only 16 nanoseconds....

NASA Radar to Study Volcanoes in Alaska, Japan

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This UAVSAR interferogram shows active volcano Mount St. Helens (left) and dormant volcano Mount...

A curious cold layer in the atmosphere of Venus

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This image of the Venus southern hemisphere illustrates the terminator – the transitional region between the...