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Photo of the Orion Nebula

January 3, 2021

Gaseous swirls of hydrogen, sulfur, and hydrocarbons cradle a collection of infant stars in this composite image of the Orion Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope and

From the International Space Station’s orbit 269 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia, this nighttime photograph captures the aurora australis, or "southern lights." Russia's Soyuz MS-12 crew ship is in the foreground and Progress 72 resupply ship in the background. Credits: NASA

NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora

December 30, 2020

NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth. Together, NASA’s contribution to the Extreme

The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

December 21, 2020

Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat. What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in

DECEMBER 6, 1989 COMMEMORATIONS | Brielle Chanae Thorsen, recipient of the the Order of the White Rose scholarship awarded by Polytechnique Montréal. Photography by Chris Noakes (CNW Group/Polytechnique Montréal)

December 6, 1989 Commemorations – Brielle Chanae Thorsen: recipient of Polytechnique Montréal’s $30,000 Order of the White Rose scholarship

December 3, 2020

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 3, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Brielle Chanae Thorsen is the 2020 recipient of the $30,000 Order of the White Rose scholarship awarded by Polytechnique Montréal. Originally from Cochrane (near Calgary, Alberta),

The Blue Ring Nebula consists of two expanding cones of gas ejected into space by a stellar merger. As the gas cools, it forms hydrogen molecules that collide with particles in interstellar space, causing them to radiate far-ultraviolet light. Invisible to the human eye, it is shown here as blue. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team

The Blue Ring Nebula Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing Link

November 25, 2020

The Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one. In

Quasars, Mysteries of the Universe

November 6, 2020

What are Quasars? Let’s take a look at the Universe Since the creation of physics and mathematics, human beings have always sought ways to understand

The supermassive black hole at the core of supergiant elliptical galaxy Messier 87

Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

November 6, 2020

Human beings have always had a great affinity for space, and have always had a desire to learn and understand the complexity of the universe.

A Special Stellar Nursery

October 27, 2020

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, depicts a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules, or frEGGs for short. This object