Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion: Chandra image released by team including Penn State astronomer
X-ray Credit: (NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park et al.); Optical Credit: NASA/STScI/UIUC/Y.H.Chu & R.Williams et al
New Type of Exploding Star Discovered: May Reveal a Source of Calcium and Positrons
The exploding system is composed of two compact white dwarf stars, the dying embers left from the cores of stars similar to the Sun. Credit: Avishay Gal-Yam; Weizmann Institute of Science
New Research About Human Development and Human Genetic Diseases
Penn State Science Proposes the Explorarium, a Digital Planetarium Concept at the Arboretum at Penn State
Crab Nebula
Satellite Has Found 500 of the Most Gigantic Explosions in the Universe
Credit: NASA/Swift/Francis Reddy
Mysterious Planet-like Object Challenges Simple Definition, Reveals Its Surprising Identity
Artwork Credit: Gemini Observatory, courtesy of L. Cook
Ancient Snakes Living on Madagascar
Credit: Frank Glaw
Songbirds Provide Insight into Speech Production
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Keven Law
Discovery of Earliest Known Black Holes
Image credit: European Space Agency and Wolfram Freudling (Space Telescope-European Coordinating Facility/European Southern Observatory, Germany)
Musk Ox Population Decline Due to Climate, Not Humans, Study Finds
The photo depicts an ancient musk ox skull located at the Ice Age Museum in the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia. The researchers used ancient musk ox bones, like the one in the photo, to test for human impacts on musk ox populations.
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