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April 07, 2022 |
Dear Reader, This week’s top story is about the James Webb Space Telescope—or, rather, about NASA’s internal debate over possibly renaming this $10-billion flagship observatory due to allegations of misconduct by its namesake, the space agency’s former administrator James Webb. Do you think the telescope should get a new name? Feel free to let me know on Twitter. Elsewhere, we have stories about the rise of women in astronomy, a skeptical take on black-hole swarms at the Milky Way’s heart, novel searches for dark matter, our galaxy’s deep history, hidden figures of science and more. Enjoy! |
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Astrophysics The History of the Milky Way Comes into Focus By dating nearly a quarter-million stars, astronomers were able to reconstruct the history of our galaxy—and they say it has lived an “enormously sheltered life.” | | By Christopher Intagliata | 02:21 | | | |
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Animals How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate New research hints at the biophysical underpinnings of their ability to use Earth’s magnetic field lines to find their way to their breeding and wintering grounds | By Peter J. Hore,Henrik Mouritsen | | | |
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