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Coma Cluster

Learn about NGC 4858, a galaxy with the body of a jellyfish and the ears of a bunny, features that were both shaped by extreme pressure.

A Jellyfish Galaxy With Bunny Ears Wades Through Space 300 Million Light-Years Away

The ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft got its first good look at the Sun's south pole in March 2025. (Image Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/SPICE Team, M. Janvier (ESA) & J. Plowman (SwRI))

Sun's south pole

Learn how the European Space Agency’s spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit. 

Here Are the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole, a Completely New View in Our Solar System

Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Science, and Jared Voris, a Ph.D. candidate, have identified a new species of dinosaur named Khankhuuluu. They, along with a team of international scientists, have published a paper in the science journal, Nature, about the evolution of Tyrannosaurs. (Image Courtesy of Julius Csotonyi for Darla Zelenitsky, University of Calgary.)

Khankhuuluu, the new species that came before Tyrannosaurs

Learn more about a newly discovered dinosaur species that is now the closest-known ancestor to the Tyrannosaurs.

Meet Khankhuuluu: The Dragon Prince Dinosaur That Came Before T. Rex

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