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In just a few decades our view of the cosmos has cardinally changed. Black-and-white photos with blurred outlines were replaced by unimaginable in its beauty, structure and colors of the images of distant

Physics is amazing. Especially when complex matters, which not all scientists can interpret and understand, are translated into the simple language of the layman. This allows us to see science not as something

Hello science lovers! As I promised, I continue to publish a digest of news from the world of science. The theme of the previous post was nature, so today it's time to learn what has happened in space.

My conscience doesn't allow me to create short posts constantly using the information from Wikipedia as a basis, I think it's unfair to the readers. However, during the week I find dozens of interesting

The first cloned animal Dolly (sheep) has lived for 6 years, instead of the normal 10-12 years for a sheep of her breed. However, science is moving forward, and 9 years after Dolly, the world saw the first

image source I know that I write about our origin from the stars not the first time, just can't stop. This fact is so amazing and incredible that it's impossible not to marvel at this everyday. And today

Full size image Whimsical swirls of gas, dark clouds and young stars in the Monoceros constellation. The VISTA telescope was able to see this magical creation of the Universe hidden behind clouds of

image source It's a carrot. Why does it look so shitty? Well, it's "Martian" carrots. Certainly, not straight from the red planet, but grown in the soil, very similar in composition to Martian

image source, photo by Teresa Zgoda. This alien monster is actually our very close neighbour - Taenia solium (pork tapeworm). The photo shows the front section of its body: the eyes (two suction cups),

image source, photo in high resolution 6000x4000 In this picture you can see the consequences of the explosion of a supernova that occurred about 5.000 to 8.000 years ago at a distance of 1,470 light years