This colour-composite image of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) was created from images obtained using the the Wide Field Imager (WFI), an astronomical camera attached to the 2.2-metre Max-Planck Society/ESO telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile (Credit: ESO)
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VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way
The centre of the Milky Way (detail), as observed with the VISTA survey telescope (Credit: ESO/VVV Survey/D. Minniti)
The vRNA template (blue line strand) enters the polymerase active site along a tunnel (green). The template is used to make an mRNA or vRNA copy (yellow strand) by adding on RNA building blocks (red)
The vRNA template (blue line strand) enters the polymerase active site along a tunnel (green). The template is used to make an mRNA or vRNA copy (yellow strand) by adding on RNA building blocks (red) (image courtesy of Gerlach et al. (2015))
Neutrons fight against dental erosion
Graphic courtesy of ILL
Aquanaut teamwork during Neemo
Aquanaut teamwork during NEEMO (Image courtesy of NASA / ESA / H Stevenin)
Terbium: a new “Swiss Army knife” for cancer diagnosis and treatment
A simulation of the Higgs boson decaying into four muons; the tracks of the muons are shown in yellow
A simulation of the Higgs boson decaying into four muons; the tracks of the muons are shown in yellow (Image courtesy of CERN)
Spacefill model of the cholesterol molecule
Spacefill model of the cholesterol molecule (Image courtesy of RedAndr; image source: Wikimedia Commons)
Teachers involved in the ‘Dans la peau d’un chercheur’ project try to determine the contents of the mystery boxes during their training session
Teachers involved in the ‘Dans la peau d’un chercheur’ project try to determine the contents of the mystery boxes during their training session (Image courtesy of CERN)
Juliette Davenne (left) and Marie Bugnon (centre) from CERN’s communication group prepare the mystery boxes for primary schools with Olivier Gaumer (right) of PhysiScope
Juliette Davenne (left) and Marie Bugnon (centre) from CERN’s communication group prepare the mystery boxes for primary schools with Olivier Gaumer (right) of PhysiScope (Image courtesy of CERN)