The Star That Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Imagined
Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...
One Large Milky Way Galaxy Or Many Galaxies? 100 Years Ago, A Young Edwin Hubble Settled Astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
How Mount Washington scientists brave extreme conditions at summit
Weather observers on Mount Washington endure extreme cold and high winds to collect crucial data, maintaining one of the longest U.S. climatological records.
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Hubble's new masterpiece took 10 years and captured 200 million stars in Andromeda
Hubble Space Telescope mapped Andromeda, revealing a chaotic history shaped by mergers. A 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows 200 ...
‘It is really freaking cold,' scientist at Mount Washington Observatory says
If you’ve been thinking the recent weather has been about as cold as it can get, try working at the highest point in New ...
These 26 hiking trails burned in the Eaton fire
In Eaton Canyon, a beloved hiking area, more than two dozen trails appear to have burned, including those leading to Millard ...
My Mind Is Absolutely Blown By These 39 Photos That Are Making Me Look At History And Time Very Differently
12.This is a photo of the real-life Christopher Robin (yes, his name is Christopher Robin) and Winnie-the-Pooh (named Winnie ...