The sands of time are running out for the central star of this the Hourglass Nebula. With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular, closing...
The new observations of the "String of Pearls" surrounding the remnant not only tell scientists what elements are being recycled into the Large Magellanic Cloud, but also how the dwarf galaxy changes its environment on human timescales.
The Solar Probe Plus will plunge directly into the Sun's atmosphere to learn why it's so much hotter than our star's visible surface and what propels the solar wind.
Could The Big Bang Theory Be Wrong? Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:27 A physicist has new ideas about the origins of our universe, possibly rendering the Big Babng theory obsolete!
Human-Like Brain Found in Worm Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:25 For the first time, a structure comparable to our cerebral cortex has been found in an invertebrate -- a humble marine ragworm.
