High in the summer sky, the constellation Hercules acts as a centerpiece for late-night stargazers. At the center of Hercules is the "Keystone," a near-perfect square shape between the bright stars Vega and Arcturus that ...
Astronomy
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For the first time, scientists have observed plasma waves from a solar flare focused by a coronal hole, akin to the focusing of sound waves responsible for the Rotunda effect in architecture or the focusing of light by a ...
They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2024
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Early results from a study of the April 8 total solar eclipse show a more noticeable effect on bird behavior than during the last eclipse.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2024
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Teams led by Southwest Research Institute successfully executed two experiments—by land and air—collecting unique solar data from the total eclipse that cast a shadow from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024. The Citizen ...
Astronomy
Apr 22, 2024
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A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8 total solar eclipse all the more memorable.
Astronomy
Apr 22, 2024
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This year, organizers of Earth Day are calling for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change.
Environment
Apr 19, 2024
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Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein's theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously—with no special ...
General Physics
Apr 16, 2024
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It's Saturday, which means that in a universe where the arrow of time moves backward, people have to go to work tomorrow. In such a hypothetical universe, Garfield hates Fridays—tough to imagine. This week, we looked at ...
A total solar eclipse swept across North America yesterday, blocking out the sun momentarily with parts of the continent plunged into darkness. Geostationary satellites orbiting 36,000 km away captured images of the rare ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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