Inside the Tiny Ecosystems in Glaciers
Glaciers might look like just lifeless frozen wastelands, but they are not! There are unique ecosystems hidden inside of them.
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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is situated along the northeastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places on the planet.
The ‘lost’ Meteorites of Antarctica
Scientists will seek out the ‘lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which could provide clues to planetary creation.
Panoramic Skyscape with Airglow Australis
An exceptional panoramic skyscape filled with stars, clusters, and nebulae along the southern Milky Way including the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. Credit Yuri Beletsky
MB&F HM7 Aquapod Watch
Τhe jellyfish inspired MB&F HM7 Aquapod watch, it’s water resistant to only 150 feet.
Enormous Coronal Hole
An elongated coronal hole rotated across the face of the sun this past week so that it is now streaming solar wind towards Earth (Jan. 2-5, 2017).
A small piece of the Largest-ever 3D map of the Universe
Astronomers created the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, containing a record-breaking 1.2 million galaxies, to study the properties of dark energy.
At the Edge of the Solar Storm
Northern lights (auroras) can only be seen on a clear, dark and cloudless night, almost year-round (excluding June and July when the nights are too bright)…
Saturn’s Northern region is bathed in Sunlight
The whole Saturn’s northern region is bathed in sunlight in this view from late 2016. The hexagon-shaped jet-stream is fully illuminated here.
The Lunar X
The baffling X appearing in this lunarscape is easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope.