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A Gorgeous image of HH 211, a bright region surrounding a young star, unveiling intricate details of its outflows.
The observations suggest the protostar may be part of a binary system
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, T. Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)
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Large-scale study reveals that daily multivitamin intake can improve memory and slow cognitive decline
Here's what you need to know: universal-sci.com/article/da…
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A spectacular view of star-forming region NGC 1333
This view offers an example of the time when our Sun and planets formed inside such a dusty molecular cloud, 4.6 billion years ago.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI)
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Scientists Reveal the Surprising Benefits of Intermittent Fasting: universal-sci.com/headlines/…
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Captivating: This infrared photograph by ESO’s VISTA telescope in Chile unveils young stars and delicate structures hidden inside the Orion Nebula’s dust clouds.
(Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA, Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit)
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Spectacular: Swirling cyclones at Jupiter's north pole burst into striking colours in this false-colour image from the Juno mission. These massive storm systems cover an area that would make Earth seem small!
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS - Gerald Eichstädt)
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“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.”
- Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot
(Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Edit by Universal-Sci)
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Amazing: Located about 60 million light-years away in Virgo, NGC 4753 was discovered by Herschel in 1784.
Its unusual dust lanes are remnants of a merger with a dwarf galaxy...
(Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Miller, M. Rodriguez , M. Zamani)
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Intruiging: UGC 3912 shows a warped spiral pattern caused by a gravitational encounter, yet its individual stars remain unaffected.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Kilpatrick (Northwestern University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Interesting: Venus (without clouds) compared to Earth
(Credit: Venus (left) NASA, JPL, Magellan Project; Earth (right) NASA, Apollo 17)
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This amazing Hubble image captures the central region of the gigantic elliptical galaxy NGC 474 (2.5 times larger than our Milky Way)
Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Carter (Liverpool John Moores University); Image processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America)
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A breathtaking view of the Ring Nebula (a.k.a. M57)
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow/University College London, N. Cox (ACRI-ST), R. Wesson/Cardiff University)
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This amazing Hubble portrait of the globular cluster Terzan 12 shows how interstellar dust in the Milky Way scatters and reddens starlight, exposing the intricate relationship between stellar colour, age, and cosmic dust.
Credit: NASA, ESA, ESA/Hubble, Roger Cohen (RU)
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This incredible vista of "mountains" and "valleys" is the edge of the young star-forming NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, with towering peaks as high as 5 billion Earths.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)
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Fascinating: NGC 3572 is a cluster of young stars set amid striking cosmic scenery.
In this image, stellar winds have shaped the surrounding gas and dust into playful bubbles, sweeping arcs, and peculiar formations known as elephant trunks.
(Credit: ESO/G. Beccari)
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Journeying towards the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a vast region of star formation roughly 5,500 light-years from Earth.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit)
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Stunning: NGC 3981
The sprawling, irregular shape of its spiral arms is likely a result of gravitational interactions with a neighbouring galaxy
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)
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The fascinating Helix Nebula
Located just 650 light-years from Earth, this planetary nebula is among the closest known to us.
(Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector)
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A breathtaking glimpse of stellar sculptors at work in NGC 346!
The brilliant young stars in this cluster are carving out a vast cosmic bubble, using powerful radiation and fierce stellar winds to sweep away the surrounding gas and shape the nebula around them.
Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble)
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Known as NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula is a radiant gas shell energized by the potent stellar winds from WR 136, the brilliant Wolf-Rayet star at its heart.
Credit: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
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Tech news:
Is Xbox going back to exclusives a smart decision… or a panic move?
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