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fromNature
1 week ago

Daily briefing: Animals without brains sleep too - hinting at why we sleep at all

Jellyfish exhibit sleep-like states remarkably similar to human sleep despite lacking a brain.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Cheers! Ring in the New Year with Glittering Champagne Cluster' Image

The Champagne Cluster comprises two interacting galaxy clusters with over 100 galaxies and dominant multimillion-degree gas visible in combined Chandra X-ray and optical data.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Day 3 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Galactic Cluster

More than 100 galaxies can be seen in Galaxy Cluster Abell 209, situated about 2.8 billion light-years away. Though they look close to one another, these galaxies are still separated by millions of light-years. Their combined mass manages to warp and magnify some even more-distant galaxies through a process called gravitational lensing. Lensed galaxies here appear stretched or streaky toward the center.
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