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Pulsar B1509-58 and a hand-shaped nebula known as MSH 15-52 – credit, NASA / CXC / Un Hong Kong Zhang et al. via SWNS A coalition of telescopes have allowed astronomers to produce an image of the nebula MSH 15-52 in unprecedented color and detail. Centered in the middle of the nebula is a pulsar, or the rapidly-spinning, extremely dense …

A giant solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption were just raging on the surface of the sun at the same time — and a researcher has captured both in one spectacular image. Although the solar events are unrelated, both are the result of disturbances in the sun’s invisible magnetic field, with some plasma forced into a tornado shape and …

In a recent study published in Palaeodiversity, researchers have uncovered a rich and varied fossil assemblage of tanystropheid archosauromorphs from the Late Triassic period, originating from the continental interior of Pangea. Among these fascinating discoveries is a newly described species, Akidostropheus oligos (gen. et sp. nov.), which has drawn attention due to its unique dorsal spike structure. This detailed study, …

There’s nothing quite like the heart-pounding thrill of watching a high-speed train blast by. A video posted by TikToker Harissa Boy (@harissa_boy) shows the mighty velocity of the Shinkansen train zooming through a Japanese rail station as awe-inspired onlookers watch, with a catchy, sped-up synth remix of Jacques Offenbach’s famous can-can song Galop Infernal. Shinkansen is the Japanese term for …

DJI has been on a roll lately. The popular consumer drone brand has expanded in recent years to feature more types of products, from gimbal cameras to wireless microphones. Despite the looming threat of a ban on DJI drones in the United States, the company has also been aggressively expanding its footprint this summer. Recently, we’ve seen the launch of …

It’s been more than a year since the Ingenuity helicopter broke one of its blades, ending its experimental stint on Mars. On the heels of this wildly successful NASA mission, a defense contractor has introduced a new design concept to succeed the iconic Mars chopper—one that would release multiple vehicles to spread across the Martian landscape at the same time, …

The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we’d been awaiting for five long years – an infrared photo of two dying stars we’d requested from the Very Large Telescope in Chile. I gasped – the stars were wreathed in a huge spiral of dust, like a snake eating its own …

You’ve probably heard of HIPAA — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — which aims to ensure the privacy of patients at hospitals and other healthcare settings. Basically, the idea is that nobody should see your private health information except for the people who need to (i.e. your doctor). Designer491 / Getty Images Recently, Redditor u/un_occupied asked, “Healthcare workers …

ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. had a triple and a double Friday, but everyone was talking afterward about his spectacular defensive play to end the third inning. With one out and two on, Cody Bellinger hit a fly ball to the right-field corner. Acuña made what looked like a casual catch, then stunned the Yankees’ Jorbit Vivas and everyone else …

NASA Just Flew Through the Sun’s Atmosphere – And What It Saw Is Jaw-Dropping  SciTechDaily NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun  NASA Science (.gov) Parker Solar Probe captures closest-ever photos of the sun during record-breaking flight  Live Science These are the closest images of the Sun ever seen. NASA’s Sun-grazing spacecraft gets closer than ever before  BBC Sky at Night Magazine …