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Webb draws back curtain on universe’s early galaxies

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of NASA has discovered an unexpectedly rich realm of early galaxies. It had previously been largely hidden, beyond the reach of other telescopes. Researchers discovered two extremely bright galaxies that existed between 350 and 450 million years after the...

ESO images a wondrous star factory to mark 60 years of collaboration

The Cone Nebula is located about 2500 light-years away in the star-forming region of space NGC 2264. Its columnar shape is a perfect example of the shapes that can form in the massive clouds of cold molecular gas and dust. These are known to...

On its hunt for dark energy, a telescope stopped to look at the Lobster Nebula

If you thought studying dark matter was difficult, imagine how difficult it is to study dark energy. Dark energy is one of the universe's most subtle phenomena. It drives cosmic evolution, but its effects are only visible on intergalactic scales. To study dark energy...

A sanitizer in the galactic center region

An international team led by Arnaud Belloche (MPIfR, Bonn, Germany) reports the discovery of iso-propanol in interstellar space, a substance used as a sanitizer on Earth. Iso-propanol is the largest alcohol discovered thus far, demonstrating the increasing complexity of members of one of the...

The largest asteroid to approach Earth in 2022 will zoom past our planet this week

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid measuring more than a mile long will zoom past Earth this week. This is the largest asteroid expected to get relatively close to our planet in 2022. The name of the asteroid is 1989 JA. It is estimated to be...

Progress made in construction of Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope

An enormous hole 22 meters in diameter has been dug near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile's the Atacama Desert. This happened at an elevation of 18,400 feet. The hole stands ready for the cement foundation on which the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope...