Webb confirms we’re looking at some of the Universe’s earliest galaxies
Spectroscopy confirms just how old these distant galaxies are. Enlarge / Galaxies that appear to be similar in age to the ones described here. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Tommaso Treu, Zolt G. Levay) One of the goals of the.....»»
Previously unknown Neolithic society in Morocco discovered: North Africa"s role in Mediterranean prehistory
Archaeological fieldwork in Morocco has discovered the earliest previously unknown farming society from a poorly understood period of northwest African prehistory......»»
Observations confirm that early-universe quasar neighborhoods are densely populated with companion galaxies
Quasars are the most luminous objects in the universe and are powered by material accreting onto supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies......»»
New physics needed? Experts suggest possibility of updating fundamental physics concepts
An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world......»»
Dell confirms it is investigating data breach after employee info leaked
A hacker says they stole employee info on more than 10,000 people and Dell is currently looking into it......»»
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen—and named them Porphyrion
The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of particle beams launched by a supermassive black hole is over a hundred times larger than our galaxy, the Milky Way......»»
The Strange Story of the Algorithm Meant to Solve Life, the Universe and Everything
Some researchers dream of solving all mysteries with a common method—but a mathematical paradox may keep such solutions out of reach.....»»
This Oscar-winning movie quietly influenced Christopher Nolan and the MCU
From Christopher Nolan to the Marvel Universe, our contemporary storytellers keep going back to the example set by this Oscar-winning 1984 movie. But why?.....»»
Data disposal and cyber hygiene: Building a culture of security within your organization
Data breach episodes have been constantly rising with the number of data breach victims crossing 1 billion in the first half of 2024. A recent Data Breach Report 2023 by Verizon confirms that 74% of data breaches are due to human errors. Although cyb.....»»
Webb Telescope provides another look into galactic collisions
An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright "eyes" and the wide semicircular "smile." The region has been observed before in.....»»
New cosmic distance catalog could unlock the mysteries of universe formation
A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which determines their distances with unprecedented precision over a field of view and depth never before explored, has been published today......»»
Magnifying deep space through the "Carousel Lens"—rare alignment offers unique opportunity to study cosmology
In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most exquisitely aligned gravitational lens found to date. The Carousel Lens is a massive cluster-scale gravitational lens system that.....»»
James Webb image shows two galaxies in the process of colliding
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures one of the universe's most dramatic events: the colliding of two galaxies......»»
Book Review: A Bold Profile of the James Webb Space Telescope
In Pillars of Creation, Richard Panek gets up close to the JWST.....»»
The Witcher returns to Netflix in 2025 with Sirens of the Deep
In honor of Geeked Week 2024, Netflix has released an exclusive clip for The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, the upcoming animated film in The Witcher universe......»»
Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected. Enlarge (credit: via Zynga) Zynga must pay IBM nearly $45 million in damages after a jury ruled that popular games in its FarmVille series, as well as indivi.....»»
Lord Kelvin: How the 19th century scientist combined research and innovation to change the world
"What got you into astrophysics?" It's a question I'm often asked at outreach events, and I answer by pointing to my early passion for exploring the biggest questions about our universe. Well, along with seeing Star Wars at an impressionable age......»»
Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early universe
With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported. The new.....»»
Microsoft confirms second 0-day exploited by Void Banshee APT (CVE-2024-43461)
CVE-2024-43461, a spoofing vulnerability affecting Windows MSHTML – a software component used by various apps for rendering render web pages on Windows – “was exploited as a part of an attack chain relating to CVE-2024-38112, prior.....»»
How Olmec elite helped legitimize their political power through art
In an article recently published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Jill Mollenhauer argues that the Gulf Lowland Olmec, one of Mesoamerica's earliest major civilizations, sometimes incorporated aesthetic and ritual practices associated with their rock.....»»
Astronomers detect black hole "starving" its host galaxy to death
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are reported in the journal Nature Astronomy......»»