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The Heart and Soul Nebulas Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia ? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula , officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the featured image on the bottom right, has a shape reminiscent of a classical heart symbol . The Soul Nebula is officially designated IC 1871 and is visible on the upper left. Both nebulas shine brightly in the red light of energized hydrogen . Also shown in this three-color montage is light emitted from sulfur , shown in yellow , and oxygen , shown in blue. Several young open clusters of stars are visible near the nebula centers. Light takes about 6,000 years to reach us from these nebulas , which together span roughly 300 light years . Studies of stars and clusters like those found in the Heart and Soul Nebulas have focused on ho...

Health Let's put your risk of depth into perspective. The opioid crisis has evolved so rapidly in recent years that it can be hard to wrap your head around just how deadly they've become. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2RtN3Sz"

Technology The Consumer Electronics Show just dropped a whole bunch of new fitness gadgets on us. All the best fitness and workout gear from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2TSceLz"

Space But we won't know where it's going until the government shutdown ends. Feeling a little off-kilter in the early weeks of 2019? Well, so’s the Earth’s magnetic pole—and it’s been feeling like that for a while. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2AVWH6v"

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Technology The design team tells us how they made swipe happen. On Monday, YouTube launched a new way to move through videos on mobile: swiping. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2M83aiR"

DIY What will happen to your photos and passwords? You probably know where you want your money and physical assets to go when you die. But how do you protect the future of your digital photos, accounts, and passwords? via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2D9Hjom"

Health From modeling to printing, it's all about seeing inside someone's head Face transplants are an ideal setting to fuse medicine with the growing world of 3D printing and imaging. During Cameron Underwood’s recent surgery at NYU Langone… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2FqhlPN"

Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps Now this was a view with a thrill. From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps , you can see not only nearby towns and distant Tyrol ean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars, nebulas, and the band of the Milky Way Galaxy . What made the arduous climb worthwhile this night, though, was another peak -- the peak of the 2018 Perseids Meteor Shower . As hoped, dispersing clouds allowed a picturesque sky-gazing session that included many faint meteors, all while a carefully positioned camera took a series of exposures. Suddenly, a thrilling meteor -- bright and colorful -- slashed down right next the nearly vertical band of the Milky Way . As luck would have it, the camera caught it too. Therefore, a new image in the series was quickly taken with one of the sky-gazers posing on the nearby peak. Later, all of the images were digitally combined . January 1...

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DIY Why and how to cut out alcohol. As the nights get longer and the days get colder, our drinking gets worse. Here's why you might want to avoid alcohol altogether. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2RJWkFy"

Tychos Supernova Remnant in Xray What star created this huge puffball? What's pictured is the hot expanding nebula of Tycho's supernova remnant , the result of a stellar explosion first recorded over 400 years ago by the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe . The featured image is a composite of three X-ray colors taken by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory . The expanding gas cloud is extremely hot, while slightly different expansion speeds have given the cloud a puffy appearance. Although the star that created SN 1572 , is likely completely gone, a sta r dubbed Tycho G , too dim to be discerned here , is thought to be a companion. Finding progenitor remnants of Tycho's supernova is particularly important because the supernova is of Type Ia, an important rung in the distance ladder that calibrates the scale of the visible universe. The peak brightness of Type Ia super...

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Science Acid, lasers, snakes—the laboratory isn't always a safe haven. The laboratory isn't always a safe haven. Here are some of the most dangerous substances scientists work with. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Fn9nqH"

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