Messier 96, a spiral galaxy 35 million light-years away, shines with a lopsided beauty shaped by cosmic forces. Its uneven arms, displaced core, and scattered gas clouds hint at gravitational struggles with nearby galaxies. Galactic Tug of Read More
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Warped protoplanetary disks reshape existing ideas about how planets form
The textbook picture of how planets form—serene, flat disks of cosmic dust—has just received a significant cosmic twist. Summary The standard model of planet formation, depicting serene, flat disks of dust around stars, Read More
A recent study by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, explores the transformation of elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai. Her research sheds light on the possible factors that influenced these Read More
Hubble’s latest portrait zooms into Abell 209, a colossal galaxy cluster 2.8 billion light-years away whose gravity bends spacetime itself. Beyond the glittering hundred-plus galaxies lies an invisible stew of X-ray-hot gas and dark matter that Read More