Giant Galaxy Messier 87 Is Still Growing

Giant Galaxy Messier 87 Is Still Growing

Astronomers expect that galaxies grow by swallowing smaller galaxies. But the evidence is usually not easy to see -- just as the remains of the water thrown from a glass into a pond will quickly…
Racehorses At Risk From Misuse Of Cobalt

Racehorses At Risk From Misuse Of Cobalt

In a new study published today in The Veterinary Journal, scientists from the University of Surrey warn about the numerous risks posed to racehorses from the misuse of cobalt chloride, a banned…
Of Mice And Magnets

Of Mice And Magnets

By Michael Greshko, Inside Science - Quantum mechanics governs the quirky, counterintuitive way the world works at the small scales of atoms and subatomic particles. It might also be important for…
Jupiter And Venus Conjunction

Jupiter And Venus Conjunction

We have already had a view from the Mediterranean of Jupiter, Venus and the Moon in Seeing Jupiter In Daylight.  Jupiter and Venus are getting closer together in the sky, and on the 1st of July…
Special Relativity and the Road Not Taken

Special Relativity and the Road Not Taken

This poem is too good to just quote the final stanza. The Road Not TakenBy Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd…
New Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Drop

New Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Drop

A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S. declined 28 percent in the year following the draft recommendation from the…