Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its high prevalence, it has received far less molecular attention than colorectal cancer, which is more…
Turning snow orange
[caption id="attachment_14828" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA[/caption] Sand and dust stirred up by desert storms in north Africa have caused snow in eastern Europe to turn orange, transforming…
Proba-1 view of the Great Pyramids
[caption id="attachment_14825" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA[/caption] A view looking north to south of Egypt’s famous Giza Pyramid Complex, as seen by ESA’s Proba-1 minisatellite. The smaller Pyramid of Menkaure is seen to towards the centre…
Crab Nebula in ultraviolet
[caption id="attachment_14821" align="alignnone" width="621"] Credit: ESA[/caption] The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant some 6500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Taurus. At the centre of the nebula is a pulsar – the remnant…
A space window to electrifying science
[caption id="attachment_14817" align="alignnone" width="677"] Thunderstorm seen from Space Station[/caption] Lightning triggers powerful electrical bursts in Earth’s atmosphere almost every second. The inner workings of these magnificent forces of nature are still unknown, but a rare…