Astronomers are drawing attention to a Christmas Tree-shaped cluster of stars glowing inside one of the Milky Way’s most active stellar nurseries.
Known as the Cosmic Christmas Tree, the cluster sits within NGC 2264, roughly 2,700…

Astronomers are drawing attention to a Christmas Tree-shaped cluster of stars glowing inside one of the Milky Way’s most active stellar nurseries.
Known as the Cosmic Christmas Tree, the cluster sits within NGC 2264, roughly 2,700…

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Space Coast will soon have a new artificial reef thanks to a donation of 100 concrete poles from the Orlando Utilities Commission.
OUC is donating the pole sections as part of the 2025 Brevard County Artificial Reef…
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An astronaut circling above the Indian Ocean onboard the ISS captured a stunning image of the moon and what is called a “lunar halo.”
The slim arc of light cradling the Moon looks detached from Earth, hovering just above the planet’s blue…

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A toxic underground river of groundwater carrying mercury has been found seeping into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon. This hidden flow sends roughly 2.2 pounds of mercury into the lagoon every year.
The work was led by Céline Lavergne, Ph.D., at the

From Earth, Saturn’s rings look like a razor – tens of thousands of kilometers wide yet only about 10 meters thick in the vertical direction. That knife-edge geometry is a big part of their drama.
But new evidence suggests the rings don’t…

When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice. The stuff looks much fancier than the slightly cloudy ice you get from your home freezer. How do they do this?
Clear…