Webb investigates dusty and dynamic protoplanetary disk HH 30
This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month presents HH 30 in unprecedented detail. This target is ...
How Trump’s pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk’s criticism of the country he grew up in
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a ...
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Why do the solar system’s planets have different compositions?
While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.
High-resolution observations shed more light on a peculiar brown dwarf system
Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...
Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains
Radiation within the visible spectrum can appear black if it is low in power – more specifically, lower in power than its ...
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Space photo of the week: James Webb and Hubble telescopes unite to solve 'impossible' planet mystery
New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where ...
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February skies: All of the planets of our solar system make appearances—and Venus is as bright as it ever gets
On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system!
Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths
Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...
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Trump, white supremacy and capitalism: The enemies of Black liberation
The entire system is rigged against Black working class people – and no matter who is in the White House, the symptoms do not get any better. #policebrutality #racism #usworkingclass ...
Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with a US Army helicopter near DC
A grainy snippet of video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to show the fatal ...
Celebrate Black History Month with lectures, performances and more in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit has no shortage of events to commemorate Black History Month, with a range of lectures, performances, classes ...