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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a fascinating image of the formation of a pair of stars evolving rapidly. These celestial objects, collectively known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, reside within the heart of an orange-white region where the six diffraction spikes converge. According to NASA, these stars are mere infants, being only a few thousand years old, and are expected to undergo continuous growth until they reach maturity millions of years from now. The stunning photograph of this binary star system was captured…

Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor is a name fantasy fans are well familiar with—she’s won Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lodestar Awards—and an even bigger audience awaits, since her Who Fears Death is being developed into an HBO series. In November, she’ll release Like Thunder, the sequel to Shadow Speaker in her Desert Magician’s Duology. io9 has a sneak preview to share today!David Byrne on New Tech and AI | Gizmodo InterviewHere’s what Like Thunder is about:This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor’s…

The Webb Space Telescope launched to space in December 2021 with an ambitious goal: providing scientists with a deeper, sharper view of the history of the universe.It took the telescope a month to arrive at its location in space, a region called L2 that sits one million miles from Earth, and another six months to commission the telescope for scientific imaging.Finally, last July, President Biden unveiled the first full-color image taken by Webb: a deep field that gave researchers a look 13 billion years into the past.…

Xreal (née Nreal) has updated its Nebula for Mac application – the latest version allows owners of Xreal headsets to use virtual monitors or enjoy a virtual cinema experience. Using either the Xreal Air or the Xreal Light, the Nebula app can create three virtual displays – one that mirrors your MacBook display, plus two extended displays. Each can be adjusted and positioned as needed – you can change their size between 45” and 154” and bring them as close as 1.5m or push them out to 9m (5-30ft). The displays can also…

The Milky Way over Pain de Sucre, France.Photo: Jeff GraphyThe cosmos is a hostile but beautiful place; from Earth, its phenomena—from our Sun and the aurorae it generates to nebulae and distant galaxies—are worth capturing.The winners of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photography of the Year competition are set to be announced this September, and in anticipation of the announcement we’re sharing photos on the observatory’s shortlist. The Milky Way over Pain de Sucre, France.Photo: Jeff GraphyThe cosmos is…

The Webb Space Telescope recently peered into a gassy region of the Orion Nebula and managed to spot a carbon-based molecule that could be a “cornerstone of interstellar organic chemistry,” according to a European Space Agency release.Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of CreationThe molecule has never been detected in space before, the release stated. It was found in a system called d203-506, about 1,350 light-years from Earth. The system is surrounded by gas and dust, and has a small red dwarf star—about one-tenth the…

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected a key crucial carbon molecule in space for the first time. A team of researchers found this compound in the Orion Nebula which is about 1,350 light-years away from Earth.The detected molecule, called methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on), is said to be a key life-building block as it plays an important role in forming more complex carbon-based molecules, NASA said in a tweet. Why Carbon discovery is importantIt is to be noted that Carbon compounds are essentially the…

Deep in the delicate traceries of the Orion Nebula, we've finally found an important carbon molecule never before seen in interstellar space.Methenium, also known as the methyl cation (CH3+), is a carbon compound long predicted to play a pivotal role in organic chemistry in interstellar space. Now, using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have identified it in the disk of dust and gas surrounding a baby star, confirming the plausibility of this role.Although CH3+ is not considered one of the essential ingredients…

Dave Bautista as Drax and Pom Klementieff as Mantis in Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Photo: Photo by Jessica Miglio/MarvelDid you really think Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3—which caps not only Marvel’s trilogy with the heroic misfits, but James Gunn’s own stint in the MCU—would come home without a zillion extras? Ahead of its arrival on digital July 7 and Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD August 1, we now know what’ll be included in the bonus content. Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast…

Nebulae are vast cosmic formations consisting of dust and gas -- which originate from various sources, such as the ejected material of a dying star, like a supernova explosion. Moreover, certain nebulae serve as fertile grounds where the birth of new stars begins. That's why, these particular nebulae are often known as "star nurseries." One such nebula is the Lagoon Nebula.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a spooky snapshot of the center of the Lagoon Nebula. In this image, in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula, a…