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Just in time for the holidays, our partners at MyScienceShop.com put together a list of the best gifts for the science nerds in your life. ...read more
Month: November 2019
Strange Galaxy Cluster Ignores Massive Black Hole, Forms Stars
Astronomers question why the central supermassive black hole in the Phoenix Cluster doesn't disrupt star formation like its peers do. ...read more
A Weird, Orbital Dance Keeps These Moons of Neptune Safely On Track
A Weird, Orbital Dance Keeps These Moons of Neptune From Hitting Each Other
Africa is Splitting in Two, Creating Dozens of Volcanoes
The process of rifting in Africa means that the continent is slowly breaking apart and with that comes lots of volcanoes, some with the potential for massive explosive eruptions. ...read more
The Heat Goes On: Last Month Was the Second Warmest October on Record
As rising floodwaters assault Venice, there's now an 85% chance that 2019 will come in as second warmest year This anomaly map shows how temperatures departed last month from the long-term average. (Note: The temperature scale is in Celsius. Source: NASA GISS) Two U.S. agencies have now released their global warming report cards for last month, and they both show the same depressing grade: Of the 139 Octobers since 1880, last month was the second warmest on record. A third analysis, ...read more
Astronomers Catch Water Erupting from Plumes on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Subsurface water on Jupiter's moon Europa is one place where humans plan to search for life. This artist's concept shows a massive plume of underground water erupting from the moon's surface. (Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI) Jupiter’s moon Europa has an icy shell that conceals a liquid water ocean. Now, scientists have made the first direct measurement of water vapor in Europa’s atmosphere. It's the best evidence yet for a water plume erupting from the moon’s surface. ...read more
Astronomers Catch Water Erupting from Plumes on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Astronomers made the first direct measurement of water vapor in Europa’s atmosphere. It's the best evidence yet for water plumes erupting from the icy moon. ...read more
New Study Estimates How Many Children in Europe Were Born From Adultery
(Credit: Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock) A new study takes a look at the rates of extramarital childbirth in Europe over the past 500 years. This includes children born as the result of adultery — and, spoiler, it's much lower than you probably think. The study, published in Current Biology, used genetic and historical data to estimate how often parents had children outside their primary relationship over the past 500 years in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The researc ...read more
As a Vast Swath of Australia Burns, the View From Space is Truly Frightening
Thick palls of smoke stream from Australia's sprawling bushfires in this view acquired by NASA's Aqua satellite on Nov. 11, 2019. The image consists of a natural-color view with an infrared overlay revealing areas of burning. (Source: NASA Worldview image processed by Pierre Markuse) So far, Australia's bushfires have scorched more than 4,000 square miles — an area greater than ten times the size of New York City. With hot and dry conditions predicted for weeks to come, there's not ...read more