Why is the sun's atmosphere so much hotter than its surface? To help solve this mystery, a NASA scientist recently analyzed satellite images of the sun in a way that yielded colorful strokes reminiscent of a Van Gogh painting. But this is science, not art. Each processed, color-coded image shows how material in the sun's atmosphere changed temperature over a 24-hour period. Red, yellow and orange were chosen to represent areas that cooled, while blue and green highlight areas that warmed.
Time Travel Is Real. Here Are the People and Spacecraft Who Have Done It
This is Aleksander Gamme, a Norwegian man who had been wandering the South Pole for 86 days when he found his last cache hidden in the snow—one he left on his way in. He didn't take notes and he couldn't remember what was in it.
This Powerful New Microscope Will Transform The Way We See Biology
This Powerful New Microscope Will Transform The Way We See Biology... Just weeks after winning a Nobel Prize for his work in microscopy, Eric Betzig has done it again. He and his colleagues have developed a revolutionary new microscopy technique that allows scientists to observe living cellular processes at unprecedented speed and resolution.
Black holes and coffee - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings) Over a cup of coffee, astrophysicist Dan Evans chats about black holes, his research and what’s on the horizon. By: National Science Foundation.