AvatarMamaShaug Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion starsverified_publisherCNET - Gael CooperThe new data it offers provides measurements that are "orders of magnitude" more exact than prior information, scientists say. You can't just drive a Google Maps car around the Milky Way to diagram it. It's fortunate, then, that new information gathered by the European Space Agency's Gaia …
AvatarMamaShaug We’ve Found An Ancient ‘Fossil Galaxy’ Inside Our Milky Way, Say ScientistsForbes - Jamie CarterGalaxies like ours are the result of many, many mergers. Exactly how galaxies form is a mystery, but we know these vast seas of stars often bump into each other and mix to form something new, and bigger. Just last week scientists developed the first family tree of our home galaxy, but another paper …
AvatarMamaShaug Lightsabers Could Become Reality After Incredible Physics Breakthroughtreehugger.com - Bryan NelsonTo the dismay of "Star Wars" fans everywhere, physicists have long cried foul about the science of building real-life lightsabers. According to …
AvatarMamaShaug Voyager missions find sharp increase in density of space beyond our solar systemFirstpost - FP TrendingNASA’s spacecraft Voyager 2 has reported a significant increase in the density of space outside the solar system. Interestingly, the farther the …
AvatarMamaShaug These are the only living fish that can walk like tetrapods, and they only get creepierverified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Elizabeth RayneFish that walk seem to have turned evolution on its head, but while most of them just flap around on fins or proto-legs that never really evolved to …
AvatarMamaShaug Bacteria and an ancient enzyme could solve plastics' biggest problemInverse - by Sarah WellsScientists have discovered a hidden, important side-gig for a 3.2 billion-year-old class of enzymes. New research has uncovered the secret side-gig of …
