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Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – findings question this idea
1 month ago

Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – findings question this idea

Raw Story  

Physicists have long grappled with the question of why the universe was able to support the evolution of intelligent life. Weinberg reasoned that a larger dark energy density would speed up the universe’s expansion. Weinberg proposed that only a tiny fraction of the universes within the multiverse, whether real or hypothetical, would have a sufficiently small dark energy density to …

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The universe is watching: NASA telescopes capture stunning image of space ‘eyes’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The universe is watching: NASA telescopes capture stunning image of space ‘eyes’

The Independent  

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NASA Captures Stunning View Of Virgo Galaxy Located 52 Million Years Away; See Pic
9 months ago

NASA Captures Stunning View Of Virgo Galaxy Located 52 Million Years Away; See Pic

News 18  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration continues to mesmerise us with its awe-inspiring revelations from the vast expanse of the cosmic world. The Virgo galaxy cluster is also home to some relatively dense gas, causing many galaxies like this one to live under the pressure it exerts, known as ram pressure,” stated the space agency in a social media post. …

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NASA Hubble Telescope captures Virgo galaxy cluster that is 52 million light-years away. See pic
9 months ago

NASA Hubble Telescope captures Virgo galaxy cluster that is 52 million light-years away. See pic

Hindustan Times  

NASA never fails to mesmerise people with their stunning captures from space. Snapshot of the Virgo galaxy cluster posted by NASA. In the caption of the post, the space agency wrote, "The @NASAHubble Space Telescope imaged this dwarf galaxy, which lives 52 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The Virgo galaxy cluster is also home to some relatively …

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Astronomers discover oldest ‘dead’ galaxy ever observed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Astronomers discover oldest ‘dead’ galaxy ever observed

Live Mint  

Astronomers have spotted a galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago. An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge used the James Webb Space Telescope to spot a ‘dead’ galaxy that formed when the universe was just 700 million years old, the oldest such galaxy ever observed. Although astronomers have observed …

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Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies

The Hindu  

January 30, 2024 02:08 pm | Updated 02:08 pm IST A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution. "These data are important as they give us a new view …

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures new image of HH212 star formation
1 year, 1 month ago

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures new image of HH212 star formation

Live Mint  

James Webb Space Telescope captured a new image of the HH212 star's formation. The image released shows the HH212 star coming into existence which is around 50,000 years old. It shows pink-red colours coming out from the centre and going in polar opposite directions while the glow from the protostar is not visible due to a dense, spinning disc of …

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Scientists untangle mystery about the universe's earliest galaxies
1 year, 2 months ago

Scientists untangle mystery about the universe's earliest galaxies

The Hindu  

Since beginning operations last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided an astonishing glimpse of the early history of our universe, spotting a collection of galaxies dating to the enigmatic epoch called cosmic dawn. These indicated that star formation unfolded differently in these galaxies in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang event 13.8 billion years …

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What are JuMBOs, 'Jupiter-sized' objects discovered floating in space?
1 year, 2 months ago

What are JuMBOs, 'Jupiter-sized' objects discovered floating in space?

Firstpost  

The European Space Agency, using the powerful James Webb telescope, detected 40 pairs of these entities named Jupiter Mass Binary Objects in the Orion Nebula. to ‘That’s just so weird!’ to ‘How could binaries be ejected together?’" As Samuel Pearson, an ESA scientist who worked on the research, told The New York Times, “There’s something wrong with either our understanding …

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James Webb Telescope captures stunning cosmic whirlpool
1 year, 3 months ago

James Webb Telescope captures stunning cosmic whirlpool

India Today  

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. It reveals the warm dust permeating the galaxy, the reprocessed light from complex molecules forming on dust grains, and regions of ionised gas created by newly formed star clusters. Prior to the operation of the Webb telescope, other …

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‘Birth cry of a baby star’ will change our understanding of the early universe, scientists say
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Birth cry of a baby star’ will change our understanding of the early universe, scientists say

The Independent  

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Colourful pics of new galaxies by Webb telescope go viral; netizens wonder where Big Bang happened
2 years, 4 months ago

Colourful pics of new galaxies by Webb telescope go viral; netizens wonder where Big Bang happened

India TV News  

Netizens can't believe their eyes as the powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy. The Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away in the Sculptor constellation, is a rare sight appearing much like that of the wheel of a wagon. Photos of Cartwheel Galaxy Here's how netizens reacted, sample some of these curious …

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'Stellar Gymnastics': What NASA Webb Has Captured In Rarely Seen Cartwheel Galaxy
2 years, 4 months ago

'Stellar Gymnastics': What NASA Webb Has Captured In Rarely Seen Cartwheel Galaxy

ABP News  

NASA has released a breathtakingly beautiful image of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. This image captured by the world's most powerful space reveals interesting details about star formation in the Cartwheel Galaxy, and also the black hole located at the galaxy's centre. Image Shows Cartwheel Galaxy, Companion Galaxies, And Background Galaxies Webb, which observes celestial …

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First Webb Images, SpaceX Cargo Launch To ISS — Top Developments In Space Last Week
2 years, 5 months ago

First Webb Images, SpaceX Cargo Launch To ISS — Top Developments In Space Last Week

ABP News  

The previous week was an important week for space and astronomy because several milestones were achieved in these fields. The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has captured the image of a galaxy cluster as it appeared billions of years ago, detected the presence of water on an exoplanet, revealed exceptional details of the Southern Ring Planetary Nebula, shed …

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NASA James Webb Space Telescope First Full Colour Images What They Tell Us About The Cosmos First Images of Unseen Universe Cosmic Cliffs Dancing Galaxies Southern Ring Planetary Nebula EXPLAINED
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA James Webb Space Telescope First Full Colour Images What They Tell Us About The Cosmos First Images of Unseen Universe Cosmic Cliffs Dancing Galaxies Southern Ring Planetary Nebula EXPLAINED

ABP News  

NASA released the first five full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday, July 12. Southern Ring Nebula: How A Dying Star Behaves Southern Ring Planetary Nebula Webb's third image to be unveiled is that of the Southern Ring planetary nebula or the "Eight-burst Nebula". The powerful infrared view of Webb has brought the nebula's second star into …

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What is the relevance of the recently released images from the James Webb Space Telescope?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is the relevance of the recently released images from the James Webb Space Telescope?

The Hindu  

On November 30, 1609, Galileo turned his telescope towards the night sky. One such stellar nursery booming with new stars is a giant interstellar gas cloud in our galaxy called NGC 3324, located in the direction of the Carina Nebula. The stunning image of an edge of the NGC 3324, dubbed Cosmic Cliff, located approximately 7,600 light-years from Earth, is …

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Your smile and the stars: We discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies
3 years, 1 month ago

Your smile and the stars: We discovered the origin of fluoride in early galaxies

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We still don’t know exactly when the first stars ignited in the universe, but it …

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Cosmic cartographers create stunning maps of the 'nurseries'
3 years, 6 months ago

Cosmic cartographers create stunning maps of the 'nurseries'

Daily Mail  

Astronomers have created a series of stunning maps showing the stellar nurseries where stars are born, revealing the diversity of galaxies throughout the Universe. Astronomers have created a series of stunning maps showing the stellar nurseries where stars are born, revealing the diversity of galaxies throughout the Universe NGC4254: Shown here as an ALMA composite with Hubble Space Telescope data, …

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Star formation peaked 8-10 billion years ago, declined due to exhaustion of atomic hydrogen: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Star formation peaked 8-10 billion years ago, declined due to exhaustion of atomic hydrogen: Study

Firstpost  

The team used the upgraded GMRT to measure atomic hydrogen content of galaxies seen as they were 8 billion years ago. The decline in the star formation activity, which peaked 8-10 billion years ago, was due to the exhaustion of atomic hydrogen, the primary element in the creation of a celestial body, researchers have found. The team used the upgraded …

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New research sheds light on declining star formation in Milky Way
4 years, 2 months ago

New research sheds light on declining star formation in Milky Way

The Hindu  

In a vital discovery which may help understand the mystery behind declining star formation activity in the Milky Way, a team of astronomers from the Pune-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics and Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru have used the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope to measure the atomic hydrogen content of galaxies seen as they were eight billion years …

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Star formation can't last forever, universe will burn all its fuel in 1-2 bn years, find Indian scientists
4 years, 2 months ago

Star formation can't last forever, universe will burn all its fuel in 1-2 bn years, find Indian scientists

India Today  

In a path-breaking finding, a group of Indian astrophysicists has revealed that the universe does not have an unlimited amount of fuel to continue making stars forever. Scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Pune and the Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru studied atomic hydrogen emissions from 7,653 star-forming galaxies and calculated the amount of hydrogen used during …

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