Explosive 'Devil Comet' that turned green after losing its horns can be seen in night sky

It's these explosive eruptions that created the horns which give ... rare green glow. This has been caused by high levels of dicarbon in its tail and coma - a nebulous envelope around a comet's ... Read More

See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun

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The Helix Galaxy is a rare "polar ring" galaxy ... mass ejection recently smashed into Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, briefly causing the "devil comet" to lose its tail — and a NASA spacecraft caught ... Read More

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A rare green comet will zip by Earth this week. Here’s how to see it

It's a bird, it's a plane — nope, it's a green comet! The fireball's official name is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and it will be visible Jan. 12 with binoculars and perhaps even to the naked eye ... Read More

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3, 2024 — One of the most fundamental interactions in physics is that of electrons and ... researchers advance quantum ... Kerr-Enhanced Optical Spring for Next-Generation Gravitational Wave ... Read More

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An international team at the world's largest X-ray laser European XFEL at Schenefeld near Hamburg has scrutinized the properties of an important nanogel that is often used in medicine to release ... Read More

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U.S. News // 2 days ago NASA welcomes Switzerland ... eastern Canada April 8 (UPI) -- A rare total solar eclipse, the first in seven years and the last in two decades over the continental United ... Read More

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Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I've been workshopping because I see "folks" in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported on an AI model that ... Read More

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Mar. 11, 2024 — Researchers got a valuable assist from artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help capture and analyze data from professional hockey games faster and more accurately than ever ... Read More