eROSITA delivers the most comprehensive census of the high-energy Universe to date
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Venus is one of the most hostile worlds in the solar system. Surface temperatures reach several hundred degrees Celsius, and the planet has no oceans comparable to those on Earth. For many years, scientists considered Venus geologically inactive. More recent findings, however, suggest that the planet is still geologically “alive” and may even contain active…
I am in love with this documentary, both the incredible audio commentary and stunning visuals. The youtube version is limited to 720p. The version on the official Nasa website says "HD" but the video player doesn't let me select a specific quality. Have they ever released this in higher quality? Or have they released the…
Voyager 1 has been on an incredible journey that’s defied all expectations. And it’s about to achieve yet another milestone. The small car-sized spacecraft was the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, and for almost 50 years it’s been hurtling away from Earth at 61,100 kilometers (38,000 miles) per hour. Crazily, in all that…
In 2019, scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) released the first-ever image of a black hole. After years of gathering data from observatories worldwide, the world got a glimpse of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of the M87 galaxy, a super-giant elliptical galaxy about 53.5 million light-years from Earth in the…
The patient: A 14-year-old boy in the United Kingdom The symptoms: The teen was brought to his family’s general practitioner because he felt unusually tired. His doctor asked about the boy’s eating habits and described him as a “fussy eater” in notes from the appointment. The doctor also indicated that the teen had no symptoms…
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