A preprint study using James Webb Space Telescope data has identified the same unexplained infrared signal on two very different worlds, Saturn’s moon Titan and the dwarf planet Pluto. The feature appears near 5.11 micrometers, a wavelength where both bodies seem to absorb light in a way researchers haven’t yet matched to a known surface…
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NASA’s official Webb announcement shows how near- and mid-infrared vision can peel back the dusty center of Centaurus A, a nearby galaxy reshaped by a major cosmic collision. Released for the James Webb Space Telescope’s fourth science anniversary, the new images reveal millions of stars, intricate dust structures and activity around a feeding supermassive black…
The European Space Agency’s Euclid announcement reports that the space telescope has discovered 31 ancient quasars from the universe’s earliest era, including two record-setting objects seen as they existed just 670 million years after the Big Bang. The discoveries are described in a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and they more than double the…
Researchers at Florida International University have installed a new set of 3D-printed seawall tiles at Morningside Park in Miami, launching a real-world test of coastal infrastructure that can protect shorelines while giving marine organisms more places to live. The project, called BioCAP, places modular tiles onto an existing seawall along Biscayne Bay. Each tile has…
