Laura Baisas

October is the time of year for the Orionids Meteor Shower, when Meteors have been shooting out from the constellation of Orion. Over two dozen meteors were caught in successively added exposures in October 2017 in Inner Mongolia, China. Yin Hao/NASAThe full moon will vanish over some continents...

Recognizable patterns in nature may appear spontaneously when chemicals within the objects or organisms diffuse and then react together. Deposit PhotosScientists inch closer at understanding the very basis of nature’s patterns. The post The mathematical theory that connects swimming sperm, zebra stripes, and sunflower seeds appeared first on Popular Science...

JWST/NIRcam composite image of the Ring Nebula. The image clearly shows the main ring, surrounded by a faint halo and with many delicate structures. The interior of the ring is filled with hot gas. The star which ejected all this material is visible at the very center...