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Astronaut
Jan 11, 2016 11:32 AM EST

Why Some Astronauts Develop Bad Eyesight in a Low-Gravity Environment

Scientists have taken a closer look at astronauts and have found that low-gravity environments may have a negative effect on eyesight

Hookah
Jan 11, 2016 11:06 AM EST

Hookah Tobacco Smoking Session Delivers 25 Times the Toxicants of a Single Cigarette

Do you smoke hookah as opposed to cigarettes? You may be inhaling a lot of toxicants.

Milky Way
Jan 11, 2016 10:45 AM EST

Largest Age Map Yet Created for Our Milky Way Galaxy

Scientists have created the largest age map yet of the Milky Way Galaxy, revealing just how our galaxy grew up

Galactic Mega-Merge NGC 3597
Jan 11, 2016 10:44 AM EST

Galactic Mega-Merger: Hubble Captures Image Of Galactic Merge

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the image of two galaxies as they smashed into each other, forming a giant elliptical galaxy, NGC 3597.

NGC 4845's Glowing Center Holds Giant Black Hole
Jan 11, 2016 10:40 AM EST

Hubble Spots Supermassive, Super-Hungry Galaxy

Astronomers have captured the image of a supermassive and super-hungry spiral galaxy that is located 65 million light-years away.

Pluto
Jan 11, 2016 10:18 AM EST

'X' Marks Strange Feature on Pluto's Icy Plains

An "X" marks an unusual spot on Pluto's plains

Puff Adder
Jan 11, 2016 09:48 AM EST

Puff Adders May be the Ultimate Ambush Predators by Using Scent Camouflage

Puff adders may just be the ultimate ambush predators. Scientists have found that these snakes can actually use scent camouflage when stalking prey.

Galaxy Cluster IDCS 1426
Jan 11, 2016 09:26 AM EST

NASA Weighs Massive Young Galaxy Cluster

Astronomers used data from NASA's Great Observatories, which enabled them to carry out a detailed study of a large young galaxy cluster and they even weighed the mass of the galaxy.

Themisto libellula, a predatory werewolf of the Arctic
Jan 11, 2016 09:22 AM EST

Zooplankton Migrate By Moon Light During Arctic Winter

In a recent study, researchers found that many marine creatures use the moon's light to migrate during the dark winter months. These creatures keep busy, which in turn helps them avoid predators that hunt with the moonlight.

Computer
Jan 11, 2016 09:17 AM EST

New, Metallic Glue May be Better Than Soldering or Welding

A new, metallic glue may be better than soldering and welding

Meet Ehang 184, the autonomous aerial vehicle
Jan 11, 2016 09:13 AM EST

Human Carrying Drone Displayed By Ehang Inc, Chinese Drone Company

A Chinese drone making company, Ehang Inc has built one of the world's first drone that can carry a human passenger.

Simulation of first stars in the universe, depicting how the gas cloud with heavy elements
Jan 11, 2016 09:10 AM EST

Ancient Gas Cloud: Relic From First Stars' Deaths Discovered

A team of Australian and American researchers have discovered a distant, ancient cloud of gas, which likely contains the elements from the very first stars that formed in the universe.

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