NGC 2264 is a group of young stars, aged between one and five million years, located in the Milky Way about 2,500 light-years from Earth, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster”. The stars of NGC 2264 range in size from less than one-tenth the mass of the sun to about seven solar masses. This […]
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More than 100 elephants die of thirst due to drought in Zimbabwe
Rain is expected to fall again in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in the coming days, easing severe drought accentuated by climate change and the El Niño phenomenon in the region. So far, more than 100 elephants living in the reserve have died of thirst. On average, an elephant drinks more than 200 liters of water […]
Why are bananas crooked?
Have you ever wondered why bananas are crooked? Seemingly simple, this question takes us on a fascinating journey through biology, physics and the peculiarities of the plant kingdom. As incredible as it may seem, there is a very specific reason for this and it happens due to a very curious phenomenon. Watch! The banana is […]
How do you know the age of a fossil?
It is not uncommon to see news reports of the discovery of fossils that are thousands or even millions of years old. Fossils, fragments of living things that have survived for so long, can tell us a lot about our planet’s past. But how do scientists know how old a fossil is? Fossils are the […]
In space and on the ruler! Chinese agency publishes video of astronauts cutting their hair; clock
Life in space is a topic of curiosity for millions of people here on Earth. How do they live? What do astronauts eat? What do they have to do on a space station??? Many films have already helped answer these questions. Missions from various countries in real life too. Now, what many people don’t realize […]
Heatwaves and rain: what to expect from summer
Summer officially begins in the first minutes of this Friday, December 22, at 00:27 (Brasilia time), under the influence of the El Niño climate phenomenon, and ends on March 20, 2024. The projection for the season calls for above-average heat and rain, especially in the southern and southeastern regions of the country, with the possibility […]
The Hubble telescope captures the “forbidden” light of a distant galaxy
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope records “forbidden” light coming from a spiral galaxy located about 275 million light-years from Earth. Named MCG-01-24-014, this galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an extremely energetic and bright active galactic nucleus (AGN). It is classified as Seyfert type 2, which is one of the […]
Pandas have their own ‘social network’, study finds
A study published in the journal Ursus analyzed giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from the Wolong Nature Reserve in southwestern China, and they came to a very interesting conclusion. According to the researchers, the animals are not solitary (as imagined) and even have their own “social network” for communication in the forests. After finding the marks […]
Amateur astronomer records mysterious crater on Jupiter’s moon
An amateur astronomer has identified what could be a crater resulting from an asteroid impact on Io, one of Jupiter’s four moons. The discovery came after Jesper Sandberg analyzed old images from the Galileo mission, which began in 1989 and ended 14 years later. Until now, the huge hole had not been noticed by scientists. […]
What is the temperature of each planet in the Solar System?
Have you ever imagined going to sleep in the freezing cold of -180°C and waking up in the morning to scorching heat of over 400°C? On some planets in the solar system this is the routine, the average temperature on the eight planets that orbit our sun depends on several factors, ranging from the distance […]