NGC 1052 is an elliptical galaxy, located approximately 60 million light-years away in the direction of our constellation Cetus the Whale. It’s an active galaxy; that is, it has an especially luminous core, thought to contain an active supermassive black hole.
In pictures: Astro Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning images from this year’s competition.
Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded
The melt follows last year’s record low of winter ice that set stage for the summer low. Long term consequences for ecosystems could be dire.
Why the EPA Doesn't Regulate Ocean Acidification
In part, it’s because no one knows how best to do it yet.
Western Isles rock offers potential clue to life on Mars
Analysis of rocks in the Western Isles has provided “a tantalising clue” that Mars may contain habitats which can potentially support life.
Applying Geospatial Semantic Array Programming for a Reproducible Set of Bioclimatic Indices in Europe
Bioclimate-driven regression analysis is a widely used approach for modelling ecological niches and zonation. Although the bioclimatic complexity of the European continent is high, a particular combination of 12 climatic and topographic covariates was recently found able to reliably reproduce the ecological zoning of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for forest resources assessment at pan-European scale, generating the first fuzzy similarity map of FAO ecozones in Europe.