The World's First Full-Color, 3D X-rays Are Freaking Me Out
A high-contrast, black-and-white image of your bones is an effective tool for spotting fractures or breaks. But after…
Don't Ride Through X-Ray Machines
X-ray radiation can mutate cells and cause cancer, but that was a small risk for a commuter who didn’t want to part…
Radio Brightening Around Monumental Neutron Star Collision Tells a Confusing Story
August’s landmark observation of two colliding neutron stars was incredible for its immediate impact on astronomy. It…
Let’s Break Down What That Monumental Neutron Star Collision Actually Told Us
Astronomy has entered a new era, one where light and gravity both play a role in understanding the Universe’s craziest…
Robotic X-Rays Make Racehorses’ Lives Much Easier
In order to CT scan a horse, the 1,000-pound animal has to be anesthetized and carefully maneuvered into a machine. The…
Scientists Think They've Figured Out Why Van Gogh's Sunflowers Are Fading
The vibrant colors of many of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings—including his Sunflower series—have been fading…
This Map Is the Most Complete Catalog Ever Made of Everything in Our SkyÂ
We look up into our sky and we think what we see there—the stars, the planets, the sun, the moon—is incredible, but…
Now There's a Better Way to Image Crystals with X-Ray Lasers
There is now a better way to image the internal structure of biological molecules at the atomic scale, using powerful…
The Site Where Doctors Share X-Rays of Weird Things in People's Butts
You and me, we have Wikipedia. Radiologists, they have Radiopaedia. If you can get past the clinical language, you can…
The Mystery Of What This Toddler Swallowed Was Quickly Solved
A 16-month-old boy was recently taken to the hospital after he appeared to swallow an object. Looking at the X-ray,…
Here Are Two Galaxies With Supermassive Black Hole Hearts Colliding
Hey there, human, want to feel some awe? Look at this newly released NASA image set of two galaxies, each with a…
Behold Your Next Desktop Wallpaper: NuSTAR's First Picture Of The Sun
This new shot of the sun shining through in high-energy x-rays is so ridiculously gorgeous it's actually making us…
X-rays of the weird things that vets find inside pets
I just knew about They Ate WHAT? A competition where vets send X-rays of animals with weird things stuck within their…
The Five Craziest Things Pets Have Ever Swallowed, Revealed in X-Rays
Veterinarians see some crazy things come through their office doors. But perhaps the most entertaining - at least in…
5 X-Rays That Reveal The Craziest Things Pets Have Ever Swallowed
Veterinarians see some crazy things come through their office doors. But perhaps the most entertaining - at least in…
X-Ray Reveals Real Human Teeth in 300-Year-Old Jesus Statue
During an otherwise routine restoration, researchers at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH)…
Cheap toys look surprisingly cool through X-rays
Photographer Brendan Fitzpatrick uses both chest X-ray and mammogram machines in his photography, a technique he…
South African miners used to be inspected by X-ray for stolen diamonds
In 1919 many black South African diamond miners were inspected by X-ray each and every day as they left. The mine…
Researchers Develop a Way to X-Ray Rocks To Find Hidden Diamonds
It's no surprise that the diamond industry is willing to spend whatever it takes to make the process of mining precious…
Using X-Rays To Peer Inside Ancient Art Objects
Photographer David Maisel—widely known for his incredible aerial work, including a breath-taking project recently shot…