Despite having only half of a brain, certain neural connections appear to be stronger than those in a fully intact brain, a new study suggests.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the iridescent tapestry of star birth in a neighbouring galaxy in this panoramic view of glowing gas, dark dust clouds, and young, hot stars.
The picture shows Abell 2218, a rich galaxy cluster composed of thousands of individual galaxies. It sits about 2
Herbig-Haro objects are some of the rarer sights in the night sky, taking the form of thin spindly jets of matter floating amongst the surrounding gas and stars.