10 bizarre ‘dark voids’ appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space
10 abnormally dark cloud holes were spotted swirling as they spread throughout the skies over Heard Island in 2016. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS) FAST FACTS Where is it? Heard Island,…
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Scientists spot a ‘dark nebula’ being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system’s past
The Circinus West molecular cloud is a huge star-forming area 2,500 light-years from Earth. The gas and dust there is so thick, it renders the cloud opaque. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/…
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This ‘glow in the dark’ battery runs on nuclear waste
(Image credit: happyphoton by means of Getty Images) Researchers have actually established an ingenious battery that transforms energy from radioactive waste into electrical energy, changing a harmful spin-off of nuclear…
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