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Universe
Jun 10, 2007

Sonifications with a Remix April 20, 2022 Black Holes Raze Thousands of Stars to Fuel Growth April 13, 2022 Hubble Sheds Light on Origins of...

Universe, Solar System
Dec 14, 1997

investigator. "It was smaller than average. Still, it adds to our volume of knowledge that eventually will let us decipher what these things are." Gamma rays are...

Universe, Solar System
Oct 13, 1998

strengthening evidence that the optical counterparts, the glow from fireballs that appear to be the aftermath of gamma-ray bursts in distant galaxies, are caused by...

Universe
Oct 16, 2008

oddball irregular galaxies over all the others. No one knows why. Another example: The first waves of star formation after the Big Bang should have produced an abundance of...

Earth
Dec 24, 2008

forecasts are especially crucial to boaters. They sure don't want to be surprised by high winds, 10-foot waves, and lightning strikes." Sea surface temperatures play an...

Universe
Aug 19, 2009

remnant posed for Chandra's official first light image. Scientists deduced that material blasted into space from the explosion crashed into surrounding material at 10 million...

Universe
Mar 25, 1998

. Pulsars - rotating neutron stars - are among the most intriguing objects in the sky. They were found in 1965 when radio astronomers discovered several objects that emitted...

Earth
Nov 21, 2001

that alter movement.   Right: The sperm moves by rotating its tail in a spiral motion through the water. This induces waves of force backward propelling the sperm...

Universe, Solar System
Sep 22, 1997

comparatively slow interstellar gas. "This produces synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton radiation which produce the gamma-ray spectra that we observe," Meszaros said....

Sun
Jun 10, 2005

gaseous material, first in the sun's atmosphere and then out in interplanetary space. You thought space was empty? No. The void between planets is filled with protons and...

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