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Sharks can be formidable predators, but when they’re flipped upside down, many species enter a trance-like state, known as tonic immobility, and are as helpless as a beetle on its back. Tonic immobility is “as close to hypnotising a shark as you can get!” Joel Gayford, a doctoral candidate of marine ecology at James Cook University in Australia, told Live …

If you want to capture the majesty of the Sun, you should probably ask an artist, but if you want to capture its raw power, that’s a job for a robot. While generations of artists have painted or photographed sunsets and poets have written sonnets to the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) just sent back the closest solar snapshots …

Astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way might be just a small piece of a much larger cosmic structure than previously believed. If confirmed by future observations, this research could suggest that our current model of how the universe evolves is still missing some crucial pieces. As we study the universe more, we have found ourselves to be part of …

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, demonstrating its capabilities just two months after beginning trial operations. Built in Chile over nearly three decades at a cost of more than one billion dollars, the American observatory’s debut images showcase its exceptional imaging power. The telescope features an exceptionally wide field of view — 3.5 degrees by …

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IN A NUTSHELL ✨ James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its third year by exploring the intricate Cat’s Paw Nebula. 🔭 Webb’s advanced infrared capabilities reveal hidden processes of star formation within the nebula. 🔍 The telescope’s instruments, like NIRCam, offer unprecedented clarity, detailing the lifecycle of stars. 🚀 Webb’s discoveries pave the way for future missions, enhancing our understanding of …

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The Perseids meteor shower, one of the most anticipated celestial events of the year, has returned. The Perseids, active from July 17 through August 23, are renowned for their “bright blue meteors — and lots of them,” said University of Warwick astronomer Don Pollacco. NASA describes the Perseids as the best meteor shower of the year, known …

peak on July 29. The Southern Delta Aquariid shower is active from July 18 to Aug. 12, as Earth passes through a trail of ancient debris that is suspected to have been shed by the 4-mile-wide (6.4 km) comet 96P Machholz. When this debris hits Earth’s atmosphere, the friction created by air molecules causes the particles to ignite, creating the …

Divers exploring coral outcrops near Kumejima Island in Japan thought they had found novelty props for an aquarium display. Instead, their cameras captured a tiny siphon‑pumping animal whose stark white stripes and dark eye‑like spots looked like a cartoon panda wearing a skeleton costume. The inch‑tall surprise soon went viral in diver forums, and what began as a curiosity post …

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn sky this weekend and will be joined by the moon on Monday morning. The star in question is Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue and marks the right eye of Taurus, …