Life in thunderclouds

The storm clouds in the Earth's atmosphere found wealth microbial life.

Scientists investigated the chemical composition of hailstones. As a result, found several types of bacteria that are usually found in plants, and organic compounds that are commonly found in soil. Were bacteria, which produce pink pigment, which protects them from UV rays? 

Manatee’s nebula looks like a giant fish

Scientists have called the nebula W50 Manatees. What was the reason for this?

Nebula Manatees only recently got its own name. Until recently, it was more commonly known under the designation simply W50 and SNR G039.7-02.0.

This nebula, which in shape look like a giant fish, nestled in 18 000 light-years from Earth in the equatorial constellation Aquila.

Curiosity calcium deposits found on Mars

Fourth American rover named “Curiosity " continued their research on Mars, throughout the last of which he found deposits of calcium.

Justin Maki (Justin Maki), who is the chief scientist teams Engineering Camera Team Lead rover “Curiosity " 

Most excellent photo of the Sun from NASA

Astronomers from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (NASA) for the first time took a photo of our central achiever in high definition.

We have not had time to approve of the photographs of the Sun made by Solar Dynamics Observatory, but this time the picture was in use in a high resolution, which officials said NASA, that smooth the most modern TV Ultra-HD TV cannot show it at full resolution.

Spacecraft "Solar Dynamics Observatory" (Solar Dynamics Observatory / SDO), launched by the American space agency, in February 2010, is "guilty" of the most stunning images of solar flares.

Moon Illusion

Presented another answer to the age old question of why the moon comes into view larger close to the horizon than at the pinnacle.

Joseph Antonides and Toshiro Kubota from Susquehanna University (USA) re-opened the debate around the famous optical illusion. According to their theory, the illusion is due to inconsistency between the estimates of distances, which allow the brain is subjective picture of the world and according to binocular vision.

First time Martian rock drilling ready

Curiosity rover is get ready to hold the first Martian rock drilling - in a carefully selected for this purpose, which in the history have to splash water.

Extraordinary ton machine should start work in the next couple of weeks. 

Reprogramming Leprosy

Investigating the mechanisms of spread of leprosy (leprosy) in the body, scientists have noticed that its agents - bacteria Mycobacterium lepta - can exchange mature cells into stem cells (which can develop into different cell types).

Researchers have identified lemmotsity mice and infected them with agents of leprosy.