A dance of galaxies: JWST captures interacting dwarf galaxies

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured two nearby dwarf galaxies interacting with each other in this image released on ...
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One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...
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Two Möbius Strips Combine to Create a Bizarre Object That Only Exists in 4D

In geometry, there are surfaces that do without an inside or outside—and some need at least four dimensions to exist ...
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Glittering new James Webb telescope image shows an 'intricate web of chaos' — Space photo of the week

This mash-up of data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals two galaxies mid-collision ...

Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it

Unlike YR4, finding earlier observations of 3I/ATLAS to model where it might have come from was easier said than done. During its July 1, 2025 detection, the interstellar object happened to be moving ...

Face Shapes Could Indicate Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

It might be hard to learn about a person's mental illness just by looking at their face, but a new study seemingly points to ...