Scientists Finally Crack the Mystery of the Crab Pulsar’s “Zebra Stripes” After 20 Years

A mysterious striped signal from the Crab Pulsar may finally be explained by a delicate balance between plasma effects and ...

Stars like our sun may maintain the same rotation pattern for life, contrary to 45 years of theoretical predictions

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have conducted the most detailed simulation of the interior of stars and disproved a theory scientists have believed for 45 years: that stars switch their ...

'Nano-origami' reshapes liquid droplets into six-pointed stars

For the first time, researchers in France and Israel have observed how an emulsified liquid droplet can transform from a ...
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Pattern of Stars Called the Milky Way

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Created by the artist as an ...

How the Rebel Loon became a symbol of resistance to ICE

Take Minnesota’s state bird, the loon, combine it with the “Star Wars” Rebel Alliance symbol, and the Rebel Loon is born.