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Webb Spots Huge Cluster of Protostars in Milky Way’s Center: Sagittarius C

An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of Sagittarius C from Webb’s NIRCam instrument. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Samuel Crowe, University of Virginia.
Nov 20, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Sagittarius C lies approximately 300 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of Sagittarius C from Webb’s NIRCam instrument. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Samuel Crowe, University of Virginia. “There’s never been any infrared data on this region with the level of resolution and sensitivity we get with Webb, so we are...

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A reconstruction of a flock of Cryptogyps lacertosus (left side) and several individuals of Dynatoaetus pachyosteus (right side) feeding on a carcass of Diprotodon optatum in the Late Pleistocene Naracoorte landscape. Image credit: John Barrie.

Fossil of New Eagle Species Found in Australia

Nov 20, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized remains of a new species of the Pleistocene eagle genus Dynatoaetus in Victoria Fossil Cave at Naracoorte,...

Krikorian et al. showed that daily supplementation with 13 g whole fruit strawberry powder reduced interference in memory and depressive symptoms in overweight middle-aged individuals. Image credit: Robert Owen-Wahl.

Strawberry Consumption Reduces Risk of Dementia, New Study Suggests

Nov 20, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Late-life dementia is a growing public health concern lacking effective treatment. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease develop over...

This Hubble image shows NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy some 85 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Sees Spectacular Irregular Galaxy

Nov 20, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the irregular galaxy NGC 2814. This Hubble image shows NGC 2814, an irregular...

The artistic impression depicts the effect of GRB 221009A that provoked a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere. Image credit: ESA / ATG Europe / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Powerful Gamma-Ray-Burst Caused Significant Disturbance in Earth’s Ionosphere, Astronomers Say

Nov 17, 2023 by News Staff

Using satellite observations, including from ESA’s International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral) mission, and a new developed analytical...

Reconstruction of Eomortoniellus handlirschi. Image credit: Charlie Woodrow.

Extinct Insect from Baltic Amber Could Hear Ultrasounds, Bat Echolocation

Nov 17, 2023 by News Staff

Hearing has evolved independently many times in the animal kingdom and is prominent in various insects and vertebrates for communication and predator detection....

An artist’s concept of the exoplanet LTT 1445Ac. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI.

Hubble Measures Size of Rocky Exoplanet LTT 1445Ac

Nov 16, 2023 by Natali Anderson

LTT 1445Ac, a terrestrial planet in the triple star system LTT 1445, is only 1.07 times the size of Earth, according to a paper to be published in the...

Aerial view of Tell Jezer, Israel. Image credit: Webster et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293119.

New Radiocarbon Dates Provide Insights into Timing of Events in Ancient Levantine City of Gezer

Nov 16, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Gezer is an ancient southern Levantine city well-known from Egyptian, Biblical and Assyrian sources, associated with power struggles, conquests, and intriguing...

AT2022tsd is a fast and luminous extragalactic optical transient with rapid flares. Image credit: Ho et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06673-6.

Astronomers Detect Repeating Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient

Nov 16, 2023 by News Staff

Astronomers have detected a mysterious and extremely bright event, named AT2022tsd, in a galaxy approximately 4.4 billion light-years away. AT2022tsd is...

Life restoration of sleeping posture of Jaculinykus yaruui. Image credit: Seiji Yamamoto.

Bird-Like Dinosaurs Slept Like Modern Birds, New Fossil Reveals

Nov 16, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in Mongolia have unearthed a nearly complete and articulated skeleton of a previously unknown genus and species of alvarezsaurid dinosaur...

This Euclid image shows NGC 6822, an irregular dwarf galaxy some 1.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Images Irregular Dwarf Galaxy NGC 6822

Nov 16, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

ESA’s Euclid spacecraft has taken a stunning image of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, which is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. This Euclid...

The bird footprints found in the Wonthaggi Formation in Victoria, Australia. Image credit: Martin et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293308.

Paleontologists Discover Earliest Known Gondwanan Bird Footprints

Nov 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered 27 bird footprints and other traces — dated to between 120 and 128 million years ago (Early Cretaceous epoch) —...

Meteoroids bombarded the Earth-Moon system 800 million years ago. Image credit: Murayama, Osaka University.

Can Comets Deliver Building Blocks for Life to Rocky Exoplanets?

Nov 15, 2023 by News Staff

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, researchers at the University of Cambridge...

The footprints of the Emeidae moa found in the Kyeburn River, South Island, New Zealand; the associated Dinornithidae footprint can be seen between the first two footprints to the left. Image credit: Ian Griffin / Otago Museum.

3.6-Million-Year-Old Moa Footprints Found in New Zealand

Nov 15, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Paleontologists have discovered a trackway of seven moa footprints and an associated separate footprint at a riverbank outcrop of the Maniototo Conglomerate...

Willow bark extracts contain several virucidal agents that are likely to act synergistically and directly on the viruses. Image credit: Mona El Falaky.

Willow Bark Extracts Have Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Effect: Study

Nov 15, 2023 by Sergio Prostak

Recurring viral outbreaks have a significant negative impact on society. This creates a need to develop novel strategies to complement the existing antiviral...

This Euclid image shows IC 342, a spiral galaxy 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Takes Close Look at IC 342

Nov 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from ESA’s Euclid mission provides a detailed look at the spiral galaxy IC 342, which is also known as the Hidden Galaxy. This Euclid image...

Theropod diversity and largest lateral crowns of theropods from the Morrison Formation of North America: (A) crown of Allosaurus; (B) crown of the megalosaurid Torvosaurus tanneri; (C) crown of the allosaurid Allosaurus sp.; (D) crown of the ceratosaurid Ceratosaurus sp.; (E) crown of the piatnitzkysaurid Marshosaurus bicentessimus; (F) crown of the tyrannosauroid Tanycolagreus topwilsoni; (G) crown of the maniraptoriform Ornitholestes hermanni; (H) crown of the troodontid Hesperornithoides miessleri. Image credit: Lei et al., doi: 10.7717/peerj.16327.

New Study Sheds Light on Dining Habits of Jurassic Carnivorous Dinosaurs

Nov 14, 2023 by News Staff

Paleontologists from Queen Mary University of London and elsewhere have performed an extensive survey of the literature and fossil collections cataloging...

A microfossil from the 2.4-billion-year-old Turee Creek Group in Western Australia. Image credit: Barlow et al., doi: 10.1111/gbi.12576.

2.4-Billion-Year-Old Microfossils Suggest Earlier Rise in Complex Cellular Organization

Nov 14, 2023 by News Staff

Around 2.4 billion years ago, the Great Oxidation Event caused fundamental changes to the chemistry of Earth’s surface environments. However, the effect...

This Euclid image shows NGC 6397, a globular cluster some 7,800 light-years away in the constellation of Ara. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Captures Best View Ever of Globular Cluster NGC 6397

Nov 14, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Euclid team has released a beautiful new image of NGC 6397, one of the closest globular clusters to Earth. NGC 6397, or GCl 74, is located 7,800 light-years...

Kim et al. suggest that chemical exchange between the core and mantle over gigayears of deep transport of water may have contributed to the formation of the putative E’ layer. Image credit: Yonsei University.

Surface Water Penetrates Deep into Earth, New Research Suggests

Nov 14, 2023 by News Staff

A few decades ago, seismologists identified a thin layer with a lower velocity in Earth’s metallic liquid core. The origin of this layer, known as the...

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