The Hubble Space Telescope, operated by NASA and ESA, has taken an image of the spectral galaxy NGC 6684. The observation is part of a program that intends to observe all nearby galaxy formations. NGC 6684 is a lenticular galaxy about 44 million light-years from Earth, and is located in the constellation Pavone, which is […]
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The largest asteroid impact crater in history may have been found
Australia may be hiding a huge secret beneath its entire extent. An article published in the magazine Tectonophysics reveals the discovery of a huge asteroid impact crater, which is said to be deep in the Earth of New South Wales, in the south of the country. Called the Deniliquin feature, it would have a diameter […]
Fire: Satellite shows pictures of destruction in Hawaii
A huge fire has wreaked havoc in the city of Lahaina. located on the island of Maui (Hawaii). Through the images provided by satellites it is possible to measure the extent of the destruction caused by the phenomenon. As revealed by Space, the fire, which broke out on Tuesday (8), destroyed a large part of […]
Life on Mars? Cracks in the ground could be the answer
The researchers’ findings by analyzing cracks in Mars’ soil suggest that the planet has gone through a repeating cycle of wet and dry periods over millions of years. This could help the emergence of life on the site. The results were published in the journal nature. The post Life on Mars? Cracks in the ground […]
The largest carnivorous dinosaur was NOT the tyrannosaurus
Though the best-known dinosaur in the world, Tyrannosaurus rex was not – by far – the largest of these prehistoric monsters. In fact, at 12 meters long, this dreaded Jurassic creature wasn’t even the largest carnivore. While the title of the largest dinosaur in history belongs to Patagonian mayorum (the “Titan of Patagonia), which would […]
How a salmon and an MRI changed science
Researchers have already done all sorts of crazy things in the name of science, some of them even leading to groundbreaking discoveries. However, when the scientists subjected a dead salmon to an MRI scan to see how data from the procedure was being analyzed, little did they imagine that the result could change the field […]
Humans can live 20,000 years, says aging expert
It’s amazing when you meet or hear about someone who’s over 100, isn’t it? Now, imagine a person completing a millennium of life! Impossible? Not according to a Portuguese scientist, indeed his vision of human longevity is even bolder: he believes that technology will be able to make us live up to 20,000 years! João […]
Cosmology: Olhar Espacial delves into the mysteries of the origin and expansion of the Universe
It all began with the Big Bang, a violent “explosion” of a very dense and extremely hot particle that would have given rise to the Universe about 14 billion years ago. This is what the most accredited theories in astronomy say about the emergence and evolution of the cosmos. However, recent discoveries made by the […]
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend; know how to look
With maximum strength from this Thursday (10) and the peak expected for Sunday morning (13), the Perseid meteor shower has been active since July 17 and should cease at the end of August. This phenomenon occurs when the Earth passes through the path of particles from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, in the constellation Perseus. Here in Brazil […]
The new satellite launched by China is for disaster mitigation
China launched another environmental monitoring radar satellite this week. The equipment took off aboard the Long March 2C rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. For those in a hurry: To the Chinese space authorities informed that the satellite, called S-SAR02 (or Huanjing Jianzai-2F), will act in emergency management and environmental […]