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The darkest night skies have become, on average, 10% brighter than half a century ago due to light and satellite pollution. Key Takeaways Astronomers have coined the term “noctalgia” to describe the collective grief of losing access to the night sky. Light pollution and the proliferation of satellites are contributing to the increasing brightness of…
In the United Arab Emirates, the city of Dubai has a few periods of dense fog per year. After years of attempting to see the fog for himself, photographer Albert Dros has taken stunning pictures of skyscrapers rising above the clouds. Dros just spent 2 weeks in Dubai after winning 1st place in the XPOSURE…
Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles south-southeast of Seattle. It takes a little bit of luck to capture the mountain shadows because the sun must be…
The presence of colors in clouds that resemble oil films on puddles in the general region of the sun or moon is known as cloud iridescence. This phenomena is rather common and is most frequently seen in lenticular clouds, cirrus clouds, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds. Although they can be rather vibrant, the colors are often…
Mammatus clouds are pouch-like protrusions hanging from the undersides of clouds. You’ll usually find them under thunderstorm anvil clouds. Usually, they are seen beneath thunderstorm anvil clouds. But they may also be visible beneath other kinds of clouds. They are mostly made of ice, and clusters of them can stretch for hundreds of miles in…
Supermountains spanned over 8,000 kilometers—double the distance between Florida and California. Key Takeaways Researchers have identified two ancient “supermountains” that dwarfed today’s Himalayas in size and scale. The largest supermountains stretched over 5,000 miles, spanning multiple ancient supercontinents. These colossal ranges played a pivotal role in fueling Earth’s two biggest evolutionary booms. Eroding supermountains released…
Comb jellies can fuse into a single entity with shared nervous systems and stomachs. Key takeaways Comb jellies can fuse together after injuries, sharing a nervous system and stomach as one entity. The fusion process occurs quickly, with nerves synchronizing and stomachs functioning as a single system. This unique behavior was discovered accidentally during lab…
Key takeaways: Scientists from the University of Tokyo discovered two-billion-year-old microbes in South African rock deposits, breaking the record for the oldest known living microbes. These ancient microbes have remained largely unchanged due to extreme isolation, offering a glimpse into early Earth’s life and evolutionary processes. The Bushveld Igneous Complex’s stable, clay-rich environment created a…
The image captures a stunning view of the Moon’s surface, highlighting its craters and rugged landscape in striking detail. Taken from lunar orbit, this perspective provides a rare glimpse of the natural satellite’s desolate terrain, emphasizing the harsh environment and the intricate features of the cratered surface. Moon Exposure Corrected The image above showcases a…
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the sun appears to move through the sky in a predictable pattern. This is because the Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted relative to its orbit around the sun, which causes the sun to appear to rise and set at different positions on the horizon throughout the year….