NASA have released a spectacular Hubble Telescope image of stars being born in the Carina Nebula. The image was created from 48 individual images, taken in 2005, spanning a distance of some 50 light years.
The release marks the 17th anniversary of the Hubble Telescope’s launch.
View the image here:
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2007/16/index.html
NASA nebula image captures violent birth of stars […]
A coal mine in Illinois, in the United States, has yielded a surprising treasure - the largest fossilised forest ever discovered.
Over 10 square kilometres in area and several hundred metres underground, the 300 million year old forest contains remains of a diverse range of ancient plants, including mosses 40 metres tall.
The deposit is believed to […]
Researchers from Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, have discovered a vast plain - around 23,000 square kilometres - that disappeared into what is now the North Sea 8,000 years ago.
Using oil exploration technology, the scientists are mapping out the landscape, which stretches from the coast of Britain to Scandinavia, as it would have appeared at […]
Astronomers have discovered an odd planet, roughly the size of Neptune, believed to mostly covered in hot, solid water.
The planet is hot because of its close proximity to the sun that it orbits, a cool, red star some 30 light years away. But the water is solid because of the high pressure that it is […]
1000 sharks in the Northern Territory have already been tagged as part of a three year study into population numbers.
The research group involved plans to tag around 3000 individuals by the end of the study, which aims to determine what level of commercial fishing can be sustained in the area.
Tagging study to evaluate NT shark […]
A rare turtle, thought to be on the brink of extinction, has been found in abundance along a stretch of the Mekong river in Cambodia.
Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle has a rubbery skin and a powerful bite, and is considered a delicacy in Vietnam, making it vulnerable to poaching.
The new find has encouraged conservationists, who are […]
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