Ask Ethan: What are the biggest JWST discoveries so far?
Since mid-2022, JWST has been showing us how the Universe grows up, from planets to galaxies and more. So, what's its biggest find of all?
Big Think (bigthink.com)
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Astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN, one of the most energetic phenomena that can be obse…
Phys.Org (phys.org)
• Published 34 hours ago
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Scientists Discover Bizarre “Darth Vader” Sea Creature
Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered giant isopod in Vietnam, is now a popular delicacy and highlights the urgent need to study and sustainably manage deep-sea ecosystems. Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can grow over 30 cm in length, are common…
SciTechDaily (scitechdaily.com)
• Published 30 hours ago
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Navigating the complexity of touch
Precise cortical microstimulation improves tactile experience in brain–machine interfaces
Science.org (www.science.org)
• Published 44 hours ago
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The Most Accurate View of the Milky Way
Gaia has ended science operations, though it still has lots of data to hand over. The final data release will be in a few years.
Universe Today (www.universetoday.com)
• Published 41 hours ago
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A Volcano Wiped Out Sunlight 5,000 Years Ago, Triggering Strange Sacrifices
The eruption was the 15th most powerful of the last 12,000 years.
IFLScience (www.iflscience.com)
• Published 39 hours ago
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Earth's Temporary Extra Moon May Have an Unexpected Origin
A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our Moon.
ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com)
• Published 37 hours ago
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Is reality shaped by our observation? Why a fringe idea in science is still controversial
The idea, proposed in the '70s by the late John Wheeler, once seemed outlandish. But could he be right?
Salon (www.salon.com)
• Published 29 hours ago
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Parade of planets this month will feature celestial bodies in alignment
ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
• Published 29 hours ago
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Supermassive Black hole 700 million times mass of Sun spotted firing energy beam at earth
Astronomers have detected the most ancient blazar ever observed, originating from the early universe and emitting a beam of energy directly at Earth.
The Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
• Published 28 hours ago
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Mars's rare disappearing solar wind event explained
Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and electrons that flows from the sun's outermost atmosphere (corona), traveling at speeds of 400–1,000 kilometers per second.
Phys.Org (phys.org)
• Published 27 hours ago
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Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found in Egg Reveals Behavior Once Thought Exclusive to Birds - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
A fossilized dinosaur egg has revealed an astonishing secret hidden for millions of years. Inside, a perfectly preserved embryo shows a posture strikingly similar to that of modern bird embryos. This rare discovery challenges what scientists thought they knew…
The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel (dailygalaxy.com)
• Published 27 hours ago
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Rocket Report: Starship experiences a RUD; Blue Origin nails its debut launch
This weekly newsletter on rockets provides definitive coverage of the global launch industry. The big news this week is the New Glenn and Starship missions.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
• Published 27 hours ago
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NASA Scientists Find New Human-Caused Shifts in Global Water Cycle
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The
NASA (www.nasa.gov)
• Published 47 hours ago
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Potential World First: Wild Doorbell Video Records Sound of Meteorite Crash
With the growing ubiquity of cameras, in our pockets and in our homes, it's not that strange to capture those moments when space rocks streak across the sky and fall to Earth – but a video recorded on Canada's Prince Edward Island may be a world first.
ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com)
• Published 33 hours ago
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“Bonkers” – Scientists Solve Unprecedented 2023 Climate Mystery
A 2023 global heat spike was partly due to reduced sulfate emissions from shipping, which decreased cloud cover and raised temperatures by 0.08°C. Cornell researchers stress the need for stronger emissions cuts and potential climate interventions to manage gl…
SciTechDaily (scitechdaily.com)
• Published 30 hours ago
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NASA’s Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien Atmospheres
Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission to carry out its work. “This is a huge milestone for us and k…
NASA (science.nasa.gov)
• Published 42 hours ago
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US creates strongest-ever armor material with 100 trillion bonds per cm²
The first-ever 2D polymer with mechanically interlocked bonds developed in the US shows high flexibility and strength.
Interesting Engineering (interestingengineering.com)
• Published 38 hours ago
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Meat was not on the menu for human ancestor Australopithecus
The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. But scientists have struggled to determine when meat consumption began and who did it.
Reuters (www.reuters.com)
• Published 38 hours ago
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Is the moon a chunk ejected from Earth? Study sheds light on moon formation, origin of water on Earth
A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the moon and water on Earth. The prevailing theory had been that the moon was the resu…
Phys.Org (phys.org)
• Published 37 hours ago
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