Two Undiscovered Dark Moons Appear to Be Hiding Near Uranus
After re-examining data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, astronomers have detected wavy patterns in two of Uranus’s dark system of rings.
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After re-examining data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, astronomers have detected wavy patterns in two of Uranus’s dark system of rings.
A research team led by Robert A. Gaunt from the University of Pittsburgh is the first to develop a system that overcomes the limitation.
To boldly go....
Take your helmets. Earth's nearest neighbour is getting a proper pummelling right now.
When elements combust, they create some wild-looking compounds. After watching this video, you’re going to want to torch the entire periodic table. Read more >>
This past summer, a massive chunk of ice slipped away from a glacier in British Columbia, but no one was there to notice. Read More >>
Astronomers have completed the most accurate census of galaxies in the observable universe to date. Let’s just say we were way the hell off.
Mercifully, Aptenoperissus burmanicus went extinct a long time ago.
To address the burgeoning “loneliness epidemic” and the demands of an ageing population, some think that we should deploy robotic caregivers. A new ad titled “B.E.N.”, however, suggests that this is a dreadful idea. Read more >>
Huge floods are likely to become far more common in future, affecting the Big Apple and much of the world.
Get your freak on.
For practical purposes, the metal Caesium can be found in spacecraft propellant, radiation devices that treat cancer, and atomic clocks. For impractical purposes, it reshapes itself and explodes in the most beautiful and unpredictable ways. See more >>
Unbelievable footage from Australia shows a whale calf as it desperately tries to free its mother from a sandbank. Read More >>
Plants employ a wide variety of tactics to lure pollinators, but an ornamental plant popularly known as Giant Ceropegia takes it to another level.
Thirteen plants were strewn across the body, as a form of burial shroud.
