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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · Nov 15

Utterly mind-blowing: This is what 100 Million Stars look like!

Take a journey through the most detailed view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever captured as we zoom out from its core.

(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / Video by Universal-Sci)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 15h

Stunning: The shadowy Chamaeleon I Dark Cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA - Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 1d

Spectacular: Messier 82, also known as the cigar galaxy, is blazing five times brighter than the Milky Way!

Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin), M. Mountain (STScI) and P. Puxley (NSF)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 2d

This stunning web of filaments, known as SNR 0454-67.2, likely originated from a Type Ia supernova — the catastrophic explosion of a white dwarf that accumulated too much mass from its companion star.

(Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 2d

A little alcohol may keep brains ‘clean’: www.universal-sci.com/headlines/20...

A little alcohol may keep brains ‘clean’

Low levels of alcohol consumption may reduce inflammation and help the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 3d

Astonishing image of the Sun during a total solar eclipse visible from ESO's La Silla Observatory

(Credit: ESO, M. Zamani)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous: Hubble’s view of NGC 1275 reveals vast crimson filaments—cool strands stretching 200,000 light-years—suspended by magnetic fields within blazing-hot gas

Credit: NASA, ESA and Andy Fabian (University of Cambridge, UK)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 4d

The Future of Healthcare: Nanorobots Prove Effective in Cancer Reduction: www.universal-sci.com/article/nano...

The Future of Healthcare: Nanorobots Prove Effective in Cancer Reduction

IBEC researchers have created nanorobots that reduce bladder tumors in mice by 90%. Published in Nature Nanotechnology, this innovation promises a more effective, less invasive treatment for bladder c...

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Friday everyone!

Start your weekend with a look at the stunning spiral galaxy UGC 11397. The light in this image began its journey about 250 million years ago—long before the first dinosaurs walked the Earth.

(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 6d

A breathtaking, highly detailed view of the region surrounding the Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8...

(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 6d

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 4519 is featured in this excerpt of the Virgo Cluster, with its companion (a lenticular galaxy designated PGC 41706) visible directly above it.

(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 8d

This is supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5: The expanding debris of a star that exploded centuries ago in a rare double-detonation.

It is the first photo evidence that a star can end its life with two blasts.

(Credit: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 9d

This stunning image shows the central region of NGC 247, a small spiral galaxy about 11 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

It belongs to the Sculptor Group, which also includes the better-known Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253).

(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 10d

Fascinating: NGC 5548 hosts a hidden supermassive black hole behaving oddly. Researchers found a clumpy gas stream blocking 90% of its X-rays, offering clues to how such black holes affect their galaxies.

(Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA. Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 11d

4 ways alcohol is bad for your health: www.universal-sci.com/headlines/20...

Four ways alcohol is bad for your health

In Australia, almost 6,000 deaths a year can be attributed to alcohol, as well as around 400 hospitalisations a day. While drinking has declined in some segments of the population, with related stabil...

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 11d

Stunning: When viewed through a visible-light telescope, the galaxy ESO 137-001 clearly reveals why it is classified as a “jellyfish” galaxy.

(Credit: NASA, ESA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 12d

The Trifid Nebula, or M20, is remarkable for combining four distinct elements in one view: an open star cluster, a pink emission nebula, a blue reflection nebula, and dramatic dark nebulae.

(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 12d

The Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Hit the Unluckiest Spot on Earth: www.universal-sci.com/headlines/20...

Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Hit in Exactly the Wrong Place

The asteroid that struck Earth about 66 million years ago and led to the mass extinction of dinosaurs may have hit one of the worst places possible as far as life on Earth was concerned. When it struc...

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 12d

Messier 21, an open star cluster captured by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Situated close to the Trifid Nebula, this relatively young cluster is densely packed with faint, small stars.

(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 13d

A glimpse of our night sky just before the Milky Way’s predicted merger with Andromeda.

They are expected to collide in about 4 billion years and to fully merge roughly 6 billion years from now

(Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), and A. Mellinger)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 14d

The majestic spiral galaxy M81 located in the constellation Ursa Major about 12 million light-years away

Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Zezas (CfA), and A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley) - Acknowledgment: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) & O. Fox (University of California, Berkeley)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 15d

Spectacular: This composite colour infrared image of the centre of our galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and complex structures in ionised gas swirling around the central 300 light-years

Credit: NASA, ESA and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 15d

A fascinating close-up of two Virgo Cluster galaxies captured by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 16d

Beautiful: Spiral galaxy NGC 4378, notable for having just a single spiral arm

(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 17d

Fascinating: starburst galaxy MCG+07-33-027. This galaxy lies some 300 million light-years away from us, and is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high rate of star formation — a starburst.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA and N. Grogin (STScI)

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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 17d

Worrying amounts of microplastics found in human brain tissue - how to reduce exposure: www.universal-sci.com/article/worr...

Worrying amounts of microplastics found in human brain tissue - how to reduce exposure

A new scientific review highlights a growing concern: microplastics and nanoplastics are accumulating in human brain tissue. Researchers are now investigating what this could mean for brain health and...

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