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James Webb Space Telescope will do a galaxy deep dive into the dust

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One of the James Webb Space Telescope‘s first studies will seek to tell us more about 19 nearby galaxies and how they fit into our neighborhood’s history. The infrared images taken from deep space will allow Webb’s data to add galactic information about star formation, strong winds blowing off these stars to disturb gas and … Read more

New Models Let Us Dive Into One of The Brightest Star Explosions We’ve Ever Seen

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A star that exploded into brightness nearly 200 years ago can now be explored in glorious, multi-wavelength detail. In a new video, a team of scientists modeled the Homunculus Nebula around the star Eta Carinae in three dimensions, enabling insight into this incredible event.   The binary system Eta Carinae started erupting in the late … Read more

Dive Into a Writhing Swarm of Sardines With This Astounding Penguin Footage

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Sardines scatter wildly as a smooth penguin head zooms through their tight swirling mass within blue-green waters of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s footage. One of those silver sardines becomes the penguin’s dinner on the second swoop through.   Taken in the Beagle Channel off Isla Martillo, Argentina, the penguin bodycam footage helped clarify the bird’s … Read more

Risso’s dolphins: Spin-dive innovation lets them reach deep water for hunting

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A species of dolphin that hunts prey living 600 metres below the surface spins its body as it dives so it can drill down through the water rapidly Life 1 December 2021 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean Judith Scott / Alamy Risso’s dolphins dive rapidly … Read more