Big Bang to the universe we know. Much recent evidence supports Big Bang theory. New work explains one of its most profound mysteries. Image via Christine Daniloff/MIT/ESA/Hubble/NASA.
Physicists have pondered how the cold, uniform matter of the inflationary early universe became the ultrahot, complex mixture that led to the universe we know. New work simulates a bridge between cosmic inflation and ... everything else. Read more.
Biologists report that the white bellbird, which lives in the mountains of the Amazon, has shattered the record for the world's loudest bird. You definitely wouldn't want this guy living in a tree outside your bedroom window. Listen here.
To get you in the mood for Halloween ... Eerie denizens of the ocean depths star in this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Watch video.
As the week progresses, watch as the moon appears higher in the west after sunset each evening. And on Halloween (October 31 for the U.S.), there will be a sweet little crescent moon, casting its faint light on parents and kids who are making the rounds trick-or-treating, as well as on any stray goblins and ghouls! Read more about this week's young moon.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | On October 25, Roberto Porto captured this glorious image at Teide National Park on Tenerife, the largest and most populated island of the 7 Canary Islands of Spain. The cloud-shrouded mountain in the distance is Teide volcano, an active volcano and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic. Its most recent eruption occurred in 1909. Thank you, Roberto!
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