ScientistPankaj: James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?

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James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?

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July 19, 2022

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James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?

(NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

To try and understand this historic image a little better, we asked an astronomer to walk us through the big, small and strange details of Webb's deep field.

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These 2 private companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with 2024 flight

(Relativity Space/Impulse Space)

Two space companies, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, have joined the private race to Mars with plans for a commercial landing mission in 2024.

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Black holes may die differently than we thought

(Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration)

New research motivated by string theory suggests possible, and equally strange, fates for evaporating black holes.

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Skywatching

Dim Pluto reaches its brightest as the third-quarter moon meets Mars in the night sky

(Starry Night)

Dwarf planet Pluto will reach its opposition, or brightest appearance in the sky, late on Wednesday (July 20). Stay up until dawn, and you can watch the third-quarter moon approach Mars in the brightening sky Thursday (July 21).

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Science & Astronomy

Massive stellar pairs spewing X-rays offer a glimpse into the Milky Way's past

(ESO/L. Calçada/M.Kornmesser)

Tracking a binary back to its birthplace can give astronomers a range for when one of the stars became a supernova and sent the pair moving.

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Europe hits record-high temperatures as satellites track heat wave from space

(Copernicus)

Smashed temperature records, the highest possible risk of wildfires and broiling soil are revealed in satellite data as Europe swelters in an extreme heatwave.

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Space flames and microgravity liquids: Astronauts mark 20 years with space station equipment

(NASA)

In space, no one wants to deal with the cleanup from liquids, flames or other messy science experiments. That's why NASA shipped a special facility to the International Space Station to do a deep dive on these complex topics, 20 years ago.

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