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• New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the wor

  The Pinwheel Galaxy has a new bright spot.
• See Jupiter's volcanic moon Io glow red-hot in incredible images

  The Juno mission was making its 51st flyby of the gas giant planet and its moons when it viewed the 'tortured moon' Io in stunning detail.
• Astronomers Watched a Fast Radio Burst Go Right Through a Star's

  Emissions from a fast radio burst in a distant galaxy get polarized by light from a massive star and reveal the local environment.
• There's a Polar Cyclone on Uranus' North Pole

  Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, and so that last time that planet’s north polar region was pointed at Earth, radio telescope technology was in its infancy. But now, scientists have been using radio telescopes like the Very Large Array (VLA) the pas
• Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant pl

  Scientists have conducted laboratory experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that provide new insights on the complex process of pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars. ...
• Laser physicists directly observe first femtoseconds after photo

  A laser pulse hits an electron in a solid. If it receives enough energy from the light wave, it can then move freely through a solid. This phenomenon, which scientists have been exploring since the beginnings ...
• Tang Paradise shows life style of prosperous Tang Dynasty in Xi'

  A tourist poses for photos at the Tang Paradise in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April
• S China's Hainan records two new species - People's Daily Online

  The combo photo shows Elysia leucolegnote (left) and Elysia tomentosa (right). (Photo courtesy of W