Astronomers have detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery is the most distant ...

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A research team at the University of Iowa has identified the role of key genes and ultraviolet light in a common eye disease.

NASA astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet ...

Attosecond science allows the extremely fast movements of electron particles to be observed. This emerging field brings both ...

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“Ageing eyes experience reduced elasticity of the lens inside the eye (causing presbyopia), less pupil responsiveness ...

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This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet-light image of the planet Venus, taken on January 24 1995, when Venus was at a distance of 70.6 million miles 113.6 million kilometers from Earth.

NASA astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet ...