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Tiny droplets of early universe matter created
Researchers have created tiny droplets of the ultra-hot matter that once filled the early universe, forming 3 distinct shapes and sizes: circles, ellipses and triangles
December 14, 2018
Another El Niño on the horizon?
The World Meteorological Organization has said there's a "75–80% chance" of a fully-fledged El Niño event by February, 2019. Click in for a good video from ESA describing El Niños and their global effects.
December 9, 2018
Watch geckos race on water!
Geckos are renowned for their acrobatic feats on land and in the air. Turns out they can also run on water.
December 9, 2018
Thousands of globular star clusters scattered between galaxies
Peering into the heart of the giant Coma cluster of galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a whopping 22,426 globular star clusters scattered among the Coma cluster's 1,000 galaxies.
December 6, 2018
Supervolcano eruption 20,000 years ahead?
Italy's Phlegraean Fields - one of Earth's most active and volatile volcanic regions - is readying for a catastrophic eruption, says new research. But not for thousands of years.
December 5, 2018
A giant relic of a disrupted tadpole galaxy
The tail of the "tadpole" is some 500,000 light-years long. If it were at the distance of the Andromeda galaxy - about 2.5 million light years from Earth - it would reach a fifth of the way to our own Milky Way.
December 4, 2018
Astronomers’ 1st close-up look near a supermassive black hole
For the 1st time, researchers have been able to observe the motion of gas clouds around a central supermassive black hole. This particular black hole powers the famous quasar 3C 273.
December 3, 2018
NASA hears MarCO CubeSats loud and clear from Mars
After cruising along behind NASA's InSight for 7 months, the 2 briefcase-sized spacecraft successfully relayed data back down to Earth from Insight during its descent to the Martian surface on Monday, November 26.
November 27, 2018
For arid, Mars-like desert, rain brings death
When rains fell on the arid Atacama Desert, it was reasonable to expect floral blooms to follow. But a team of astrobiologists has found that the water brought death instead.
November 22, 2018
Does eating turkey make you sleepy?
"I'm sleepy because turkey is high in tryptophan." True? Or myth?
November 22, 2018
