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NOEMA observatory

July 13, 2015
European scientists have discovered a previously unknown region of extreme star formation in the 'Medusa merger' a luminous collision of two galaxies at more than 100 million light years from...

Sea pen

July 6, 2015
A recent expedition to the Philippines revealed more than 100 marine species new to science.

Spiral Planetary Nebula

June 26, 2015
The strange S-shape that gives the Spiral Planetary Nebula its common name is seen clearly in this composite image.

Mouse nerves

June 26, 2015
This image of a bundle of mouse nerves that relay information from touch receptors on the skin to the spinal cord and ultimately the brain was obtained through a novel...

Homunculus Nebula

June 23, 2015
Eta Carinae's great eruption in the 1840s created the billowing Homunculus Nebula, imaged here by Hubble.

Brains of patients with bipolar disorder

June 23, 2015
Researchers at the University of Iowa discovered previously unrecognised differences in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder by applying a different type of MRI imaging.

Penguins can taste only sour and salty food

June 16, 2015
Findings published in Current Biology suggest penguins can taste only sour and salty food.

Solar flare

June 12, 2015
On 11th March, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a significant burst of radiation known as a solar flare.

The mosaic of the Caloris basin, Mercury

June 8, 2015
This mosaic of the Caloris basin (main image) on the surface of the planet is an enhanced colour composite overlain on a monochrome mosaic.

Calbuco volcano in Chile

June 5, 2015
The volcano Calbuco – one of the most active volcanoes in Chile – erupted twice in a few hours on 22 April leading to the evacuation of 4,000 residents within...

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