Scientists discover 'dark nebula' being torn apart by noisy young stars, providing clues about our own solar system's past
The Circinus West molecular cloud is a huge star-forming region located 2,500
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SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites into Low Earth Orbit
On Monday morning, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than two dozen Starlink satellites from the Space Force's iconic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket lifted off at 12:00 p.m. ET from Pad 40.…
Ancient Greek 'Curses Tablets' Found Inside 2,500-Year-Old Well
These 30 “curse tablets” created for the dead illustrate the lengths to which the Athenians were willing to go to place a curse on their enemies. Jutta Stroschek/German Archaeological InstituteGreek curse tablet in the shape of a liver, found in…
How many planets are there in the universe?
There are currently more than 5,800 known exoplanets outside our solar system. Artist Martin Vargic depicts some of them above. (Image courtesy of Martin Vargic (used with permission)) Space is truly enormous. There are about 100
SpaceX Double Header: Spy Satellites Launched in California, Then Starlink in Florida
On Saturday, SpaceX launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California, followed 12 hours later by 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:25 a.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Space Force Base's Pad 4E.…
Mystery of Bolivia's 'zombie' volcano finally solved
Uturuncu is one of many volcanoes on the Bolivian Altiplano, which sits above the Altiplano-Puna magma body. (Photo courtesy of John Blandy, University of Oxford) A 'zombie' volcano in Bolivia is erupting in its sleep despite being dormant for hundreds…