One of the strangest nebulae known makes a good target for large scopes. The Bug Nebula, also known as NGC 6302, is a bipolar nebula in Scorpius with a strange, flattened shape set in a rich starfield ...

You're standing next to your client, feeling good about your most recent meeting, believing that you're finally closing the deal after months of negotiation. This has been a rocky road and you're ...

Edwin Hubble’s work on galaxies is legendary. In 1923 the astronomer, working at Mount Wilson Observatory in California, proved that M31, the “spiral nebula” in Andromeda, was another galaxy. In one ...

Creating a mental image of a synchronicity requires that the person’s observing self notices two or more events with similar patterns and that the likelihood of their occurring together appears to be ...

Becoming a pre-health student observer with UAB MEDICINE is an opportunity for individuals interested in a health care career to shadow medical staff or workforce members (sponsor) and learn more ...

Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the ...

Amateur astronomers who do not have a telescope capable of peering deep into space can now use NASA telescopes remotely via its MicroObservatory network. Using the space agency's Observing with NASA ...

Studying complex environmental systems, such as atmospheric chemistry and climate, requires a global, long-term view—the view from a satellite. “You can have access to regions that are very, very ...