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NOEMA observatory
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 13 Jul 2015
European scientists have discovered a previously unknown region of extreme star formation in the ‘M…
Sea pen
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 6 Jul 2015
A recent expedition to the Philippines revealed more than 100 marine species new to science.
Spiral Planetary Nebula
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 26 Jun 2015
The strange S-shape that gives the Spiral Planetary Nebula its common name is seen clearly in this …
Mouse nerves
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 26 Jun 2015
This image of a bundle of mouse nerves that relay information from touch receptors on the skin to t…
Homunculus Nebula
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 23 Jun 2015
Eta Carinae's great eruption in the 1840s created the billowing Homunculus Nebula, imaged here by H…
Brains of patients with bipolar disorder
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 23 Jun 2015
Researchers at the University of Iowa discovered previously unrecognised differences in the brains …
Penguins can taste only sour and salty food
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 16 Jun 2015
Findings published in Current Biology suggest penguins can taste only sour and salty food.
Solar flare
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 12 Jun 2015
On 11th March, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a significant burst of radiation known as…
The mosaic of the Caloris basin, Mercury
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 8 Jun 2015
This mosaic of the Caloris basin (main image) on the surface of the planet is an enhanced colour c…
Calbuco volcano in Chile
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 5 Jun 2015
The volcano Calbuco – one of the most active volcanoes in Chile – erupted twice in a few hours on 2…
NASA's MESSENGER mission has come to an end
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 5 Jun 2015
NASA’s MESSENGER mission has come to an end.
