Who is Julie Boxley? Michigan woman accused of torching her husband faces arson charges for killing a local butcher
Glenn Andrews reportedly woke up to his house ablaze on March 5 and was transported out of the residence with severe burns 'on a large portion of body'
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Nasa reveals the most colourful picture of the universe ever made
Nasa has released the most colourful picture of the universe ever made. The space agency created the image by combining data from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes to capture light that has never been seen before in one image. The picture shows the galaxy cluster known as MACS0416, which is about 4.3 billion light years from Earth. The reds, blues and bright yellows of the picture represent one of the most comprehensive views of the universe ever taken, Nasa said. The colours represent the wavelengths of light captured, going from the shortest in blue to the longest in red. Those colours also help show the distances of those galaxies. Those galaxies that are closer and more active tend to be blue, while the red ones are further away – though some are also red because the vast amount of cosmic dust in the galaxy absorbs the blue of the light from stars. It was created by gathering both visible and infrared light captured by both telescopes. The original imagery was taken by Hubble in 2014, which captured some of the faintest and youngest galaxies ever detected, and it was then combined with Webb’s infrared data to look even further into the early universe. As well as making for a stunning image, researchers are already studying the data used to create it to examine the galaxy cluster and what it might mean for the universe as a whole. The Webb observations can be used to find “transients”, which are objects that change brightness over time. In the image there are some 14 transients – most of which are likely to be individual stars that are becoming brighter, with a minority that are thought to be supernovae. “We’re calling MACS0416 the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster, both because it’s so colorful and because of these flickering lights we find within it. We can see transients everywhere,” said Haojing Yan of the University of Missouri in Columbia, lead author of one paper describing the scientific results. One of them in particular is notable, and has been named Mothra. The object is being magnified by up to 4,000 by a process called gravitational lensing – and is notable because it was in both the new Webb images and the original Hubble ones. Scientists still don’t know how that could happen, since the alignment of galaxy clusters and stars needed to magnify something that much is delicate and would be expected to change. Scientists believe that the likely explanation is another unseen object that could be up to a million times bigger than our Sun and is unidentified. “The most likely explanation is a globular star cluster that’s too faint for Webb to see directly,” stated Jose Diego of the Instituto de Física de Cantabria in Spain, lead author of the paper detailing the finding. “But we don’t know the true nature of this additional lens yet.” The findings are detailed in two new papers, one to be published in The Astrophysical Journal and another that already appears in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Read More Nasa gets ‘puzzling’ data back from spacecraft exploring distant object Nasa sending VR headset up to ISS to treat astronaut’s mental health All-UK space mission will ‘push boundaries of human knowledge’ All-female Nasa astronaut team departs International Space Station on spacewalk Watch: Nasa astronauts step out of ISS for spacewalk Jupiter has a creepy ‘face’ in haunting Halloween photo by NASA
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The First Commercial Carbon-Sucking Facility in the US Opens in California
The US is getting its first commercial facility to soak up carbon dioxide from the ambient air for
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Goldman Sachs developing dozen generative AI projects -exec
By Saeed Azhar and David French NEW YORK Goldman Sachs is working on a dozen projects which will
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Brittany Mahomes' SKIMS collaboration has everyone talking about Taylor Swift
Patrick and Brittany Mahomes and their two children — son Patrick "Bronze" Lavon and daughter Sterling Skye are the faces of SKIMS annual Christmas pyjama campaign but the collaboration has sparked controversy amongst Taylor Swift fans. The campaign features the family in matching red and black pajamas with the theme of the launch being "family togetherness and holiday fun." While this is all well-meaning and a spot of festive cheer many have pointed out a potential conflict in Mahomes' future. SKIMS, which you might already know is owned by Kim Kardashian. Meanwhile, Mahomes has recently become besties with Taylor Swift, who is currently dating Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce. What does all this mean? Well, let's go back to 2016 when Kardashian's ex-husband Kanye West released his song 'Famous' which contained a diss aimed at Swift. The 'Anti-Hero' singer was said to be unhappy with the lyrics but the rapped claimed that she approved them prior to the release only for her to deny it. Kardashian then went ahead and released a Snapchat video where Swift apparently agreed to the lyrics. The feud has gone on for years but most of the disagreement appears to now be between Swift and West with her and Kardashian appearing to now be on better terms. This though hasn't stopped speculating that there might be a potential awkward conflict on the horizon for Mahomes and Swift. Still, this is probably just fans reading a bit too much into a humble pyjama advert. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Janus Henderson launches ETF focused on securitized products
By Matt Tracy Asset manager Janus Henderson on Thursday announced the launch of a new exchange-traded fund aimed
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New Zealand: John Oliver's Bird of the Century backing ruffles feathers
US chat show host John Oliver's campaign in support of the pūteketeke is causing some controversy.
1970-01-01 08:00
Fed reverse repos fall under $1 trillion for first time since August 2021
NEW YORK Money parked at the Federal Reserve’s reverse repo facility fell under the $1 trillion mark for
1970-01-01 08:00
Harry Kane keeps on scoring for Bayern Munich
Harry Kane keeps on scoring for Bayern Munich
1970-01-01 08:00
Democrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have abruptly adjourned a meeting without an expected vote on subpoenas for two conservatives who helped arrange luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices
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Canadian union Unifor, Magna resume bargaining after strike at seating plant
Canadian labour union Unifor said on Thursday it has returned to the bargaining table with Magna International after
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Spirit of David Wolf Scholarship Launched by Ventura County Council Boy Scouts of America
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 9, 2023--
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