Sci.News: Breaking Science News

31 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Radio Telescopes Reveal Complex Shell Structure Around Orion Nebula · Combined VLA and FAST observations show Orion Nebula shaped by multiple stellar feedback episodes
• Astronomers Use GRAVITY+ to Probe Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b Chemistry · Scientists measured carbon isotope ratios in Beta Pictoris b's atmosphere to determine its formation location.
• Euclid Telescope Discovers 31 Ancient Quasars, Setting New Distance Records · Euclid telescope finds 31 ancient quasars, including two new record-holders from the Universe's first 670 million years.
• James Webb Telescope Reveals Hidden Core and Star Formation in Centaurus A · Webb pierces dust to reveal active black hole and star formation history in Centaurus A
• Astronomers Discover Potentially Habitable Super-Earth 25 Light-Years Away · A rocky super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star has been confirmed.
• Hubble Detects Ultraviolet Light from Tiny Starburst Galaxy in Early Universe · Hubble captures ionizing light from MXDFz4.4, a tiny galaxy 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang.
• NASA's Webb Telescope Maps 16.5 Million Stars in Star-Forming Galaxy M82 · NASA's James Webb Telescope has mapped 16.5 million stars in the star-forming galaxy Messier 82, providing new insights into its rapid star formation and evolutionary history.
• Euclid Telescope Captures Record-Breaking Visible-Light Image of Milky Way Core · ESA's Euclid telescope mapped 60 million stars in the Milky Way's core in a record-breaking 26-hour observation.
• NASA TESS Discovers Two Ultra-Low Density Jupiter-Sized Exoplanets · Two Jupiter-sized exoplanets with densities lower than cotton candy orbit a distant Sun-like star.
• Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Be 12 Billion Years Old, Study Reveals · New research suggests interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS formed up to 12 billion years ago, predating our Solar System
• NASA's Webb Telescope Observes Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Roasted by Star · NASA's James Webb Telescope captures HD 80606b experiencing extreme temperature spikes as it orbits its star
• JWST Reveals Four Distinct Star Generations in Terzan 5 Cluster · New JWST data confirms Terzan 5 contains four distinct stellar generations, defying globular cluster norms.
• Astronomers Link High-Energy Neutrino to Distant Star-Forming Galaxy · JCMT0402-0424 identified as likely source of high-energy neutrino IC 210922A
• New Study Confirms Universe Expansion Is Still Accelerating · Analysis of Type Ia supernovae refutes 2025 claims that cosmic expansion is slowing down.
• Webb Telescope Provides Strongest Evidence for Black Hole Stars in Early Universe · Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Telescope find compelling evidence supporting the existence of black hole stars in the early universe.
• Astronomers Identify Possible Supernova Remnant Near Milky Way's Central Black Hole · NASA and ESA data reveal a potential supernova remnant located near Sagittarius A*.
• SETI Scans Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS for Alien Signals, Finds None · SETI astronomers scanned interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS for radio technosignatures but found only human-made interference.
• Astronomers Detect 50-Year-Old Missing Black Hole Wind from Milky Way Center · Astronomers confirm Sagittarius A* blows a hot cosmic wind, ending a 50-year search.
• New VST Image Reveals Two Nebulae Sparking Cosmic Pareidolia · ESO's VLT Survey Telescope captures glowing nebulae Gum 10 and Gum 11 in Puppis.
• Jupiter's Bow Shock Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed · NASA Juno data reveals Jupiter's bow shock accelerates electrons to relativistic energies of at least 1 MeV.
• Webb Telescope Weighs Most Distant Inactive Black Hole Ever Found · NASA's Webb Telescope weighs a dormant supermassive black hole 6 billion solar masses in a galaxy from 10 billion years ago.
• Astronomers Detect Magnetic Fields on Seven Ultra-Hot Exoplanets · Astronomers measured wind speeds on seven exoplanets to confirm the presence of strong magnetic fields.
• Webb Telescope Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS · NASA's Webb Space Telescope identifies methane in 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object.
• Hubble Captures Messier 88 Spiral Galaxy Plunging Toward Virgo Cluster · Hubble reveals Messier 88, a black hole-powered galaxy, on a perilous journey into the Virgo Cluster.
• NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Ancient Black Hole Predating Host Galaxy · NASA's Webb Telescope finds a supermassive black hole older than its host galaxy, challenging theories on cosmic formation
• Mathematicians Challenge Dark Energy's Necessity in Cosmological Model · Researchers from UCL and UC Davis present a mathematical proof that the universe's accelerating expansion can be explained without dark energy, challenging the Lambda-cold dark matter model.
• Webb Telescope Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b · Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detected methane in the atmosphere of exoplanet TOI-199b, a temperate gas giant.
• New Gemini North Image Reveals Unique Structure of Crystal Ball Nebula · New Gemini North Telescope image unveils the bumpy, glowing structure of the Crystal Ball Nebula, revealing a binary star system at its core.
• Fermi Telescope Links Magnetars to Superluminous Supernovae · NASA's Fermi Telescope identifies magnetars as potential energy sources for superluminous supernovae, based on gamma-ray observations of SN 2017egm
• Milky Way's First Stellar Disk Likely Destroyed by Ancient Galactic Collision · New simulations suggest a 11-billion-year-old collision reshaped the Milky Way's disk and triggered star formation.