Science

ALMA Dives into Black Hole’s ‘Sphere of Influence’

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ALMA has made the most precise measurements of cold gas swirling around a supermassive black hole -- the cosmic behemoth at the center of...

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How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation at the Moon

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Earth’s magnetic bubble, called the magnetosphere, is illustrated in blue. The magnetosphere provides natural...

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Anatomy of a Cosmic Seagull

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The Rosy Glow of a Cosmic Seagull.

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Astrophysical shock phenomena reproduced in the laboratory

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An example of an interstellar collisionless shock is seen in this photo of a bow shock in the...

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CryoSat conquers ice on Arctic lakes

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A sphere of colour

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A sphere of colour.

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Washington State Suffers from Williams Flats Fire Caused by Lightning

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Washington state endured a band of early morning thunderstorms
Washington State Suffers from Williams Flats...

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Hubble Traces a Galaxy’s Outer Reaches

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NGC 3432.

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