Yael Petar

dark matter. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers propose a new method for detecting dark matter

The two parts of the brain (right and left) and the canal that separates them. From Wikipedia

The road to wealth: the future belongs to the right-brained

The monitoring camera of the Venus Express spacecraft in the ultraviolet range (0.365 micrometers) from a distance of about 30 thousand kilometers. Photo: European Space Agency

Venus Express detected ozone in the atmosphere of Venus

7 supernovae in one galaxy

Dr. Dan Yaffe, Bar-Ilan University

Research: Jesus didn't really mean to found a new religion

The monitoring camera of the Venus Express spacecraft in the ultraviolet range (0.365 micrometers) from a distance of about 30 thousand kilometers. Photo: European Space Agency

Did life exist on Venus in the past?

An electromagnetic black hole. Photo: Nanjing University in China

Scientists create an artificial "black hole".

Volcanic ash deposits color Meridiani Planum, as seen from the Mars Express space probe. They also hint at the wind directions in this region of Mars.

Volcanic ash in the planum meridian on Mars

The spiral galaxy IC 342. Photo: WISE Space Telescope

The hidden galaxy

wise captures a cosmic rosebud

WISE captures the cosmic rosebud bloom

Lightning isn't the only reason why you shouldn't go near storms - gamma ray bursts also come from there

Are intra-terrestrial gamma-ray bursts dangerous for pilots?

Cepheus A HW2. Imaging, University of Bonn

The controlled magnetism diet of massive stars

Saturn's moon Enceladus. Photo: Cassini spacecraft

The "elements of life" exist on Saturn's moon, Enceladus

The quasar pair SDSS_J1254+0846

A merging of galaxies creates a binary quasar

Comparison between the sun and a red giant. Illustration: User Aviad, Hebrew Wikipedia

Why some red giant atmospheres have more carbon than oxygen

Artist's rendering of the spiral structure of the Milky Way. From Wikipedia

How galaxies form: astronomers explain the Hubble classification

The orbit of the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The interstellar cloud location is marked with yellow lines. Illustration: American Museum of Natural History

What holds the interstellar cloud in place? The mystery is solved

of biological cells using a technique for nanometer X-ray photography

X-ray imaging of bacterial cells at nanometer scales

Researchers shed light on the mysterious particle, the neutrino

An electroweak star

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

In the dark heart of the eagle

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Butterflies hatch from cocoons on the International Space Station

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Solar winds are caused by its magnetic field and that of the planets

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The power passed to the people

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The fall of the Mayan culture - "They did it to themselves"

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

NASA is trying to figure out how to make water from moon dust

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Rain of stones on the planet COROT-7b