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  Bill Nelson Retires as NASA Chief; Janet Petro Named Acting Administrator

  Bill Nelson has retired as NASA administrator, with Janet Petro named as acting chief as Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Nelson's tenure saw the launch of landmark missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope and Artemis 1. Jared Isaacman has been nominated as the permanent NASA chief, awaiting Senate confirmation. Nelson ca...

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  NASA's TESS Discovers Fastest Disintegrating Planet Ever Seen: What You Need to Know

  NASA’s TESS has observed the closest and fastest disintegrating planet, BD+05 4868 Ab, located 141 light-years away. The planet loses a moon’s mass every million years as it is bombarded by its host star. Scientists are examining its massive dust trails, offering rare insights into the composition of terrestrial exoplanets. Researchers from MIT...

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  Hubble’s Detailed Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic Sheds Light on Its Past and Evolution

  NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced a massive photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing more than 200 million stars. The study offers fresh insights into Andromeda’s evolutionary history, which includes mergers with smaller galaxies. This breakthrough provides a clearer picture of the galaxy's structure and the processes that shaped...

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  James Webb Space Telescope Unveils Hidden Interstellar Wonders of Supernova Cassiopeia A

  The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a rare glimpse into the remnants of a centuries-old supernova in Cassiopeia A. Using infrared technology, the telescope captured a light echo caused by a massive star’s explosion, unveiling new insights into the interstellar medium and its magnetic structures. This breakthrough discovery offers valuable...

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  James Webb Space Telescope Detects Supernova From 11.4 Billion Years Ago

  Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified AT 2023adsv, a supernova that occurred 11.4 billion years ago. This stellar explosion, from a star 20 times the size of the Sun, offers a glimpse into the early universe's unique stellar evolution. Part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, the event highlights how th...

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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Shows 3D Structure Of Dust And Gas Between Stars

  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured highly detailed images showing the complex layers of interstellar dust and gas.

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  James Webb Telescope Reveals Intricate Layers of Interstellar Dust And Gas, NASA Shares Image

  The initial findings offer novel perspectives on the relationship between star formation and the evolution of galaxies.

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  James Webb and Chandra Capture Images of Star Clusters in Distant Galaxies

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have unveiled stunning new images of two star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud. NGC 602, located approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth, showcases active star formation, with dust clouds and ionised gas revealing unique stellar birth conditions. Meanwhile, NGC 2264 featur...

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  NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

  The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the Firefly Sparkle galaxy, existing 600 million years after the Big Bang. This rare discovery showcases a galaxy similar in mass to the Milky Way during its early years. Unprecedented details were revealed using gravitational lensing and infrared imaging, highlighting 10 distinct star clusters within Fir...

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  Hubble Captures Closest View of Quasar 3C 273, Revealing Mysterious Structures

  The Hubble Space Telescope has provided an unprecedented view of quasar 3C 273, one of the brightest objects in the universe, unveiling mysterious features near its core. These include an L-shaped structure and blobs, likely smaller galaxies feeding the quasar’s black hole. The discovery also highlights a massive jet spanning 300,000 light-years ...

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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System

  A study published in The Astronomical Journal reveals the discovery of Kepler-51e, the fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, led by Dr Jessica Libby-Roberts of Penn State and Dr Kento Masuda of Osaka University. Observations indicated that only a four-planet model could explain the transit timing variations. Kepler-51e’s orbit, just inside the s...

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  Sombrero Galaxy Appears Distinct In New Image From Webb Telescope

  The Sombrero galaxy, or Messier 104 or M104, is roughly 30 million light-years from the Earth in the Virgo constellation.

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  James Webb Telescope Discovers Star Formation Regions in Sombrero Galaxy

  A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided a fresh perspective on the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), located 30 million light-years away in the Virgo constellation. Captured in mid-infrared wavelengths by JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), this detailed view reveals star-forming clumps in the galaxy’s outer dust rings...

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  Astronomers Identify Black Hole Consuming Matter 40 Times Its Theoretical Limit

  Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered LID-568, a black hole that is consuming matter at a rate over 40 times the theoretical Eddington limit. This discovery, made in a galaxy formed only 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, sheds light on how supermassive black holes might have evolved rapidly in the early universe. R...

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  NASA's Webb and Hubble Capture Spooky, ‘Blood-Soaked Eyes’ Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207

  NASA's Hubble and James Webb telescopes have captured the breathtaking merger of galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207, located 80 million light-years away. This captivating process, described as a “blood-soaked” cosmic dance, showcases the ongoing star formation occurring between the galaxies as they interact. With an impressive rate of star birth and...