Using advanced infrared imaging, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured unprecedented details of the supermassive star cluster Westerlund 1, located around 12,000 light-years from Earth. The findings, released by the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS), provide critical insights into the cluster’s stellar composition and formation processes. Spanning over 6.6 light-years … Read more
Scientists have uncovered evidence of an immense solar storm that struck Earth around 664–663 BCE in a study published in Communications Earth & Environment. According to researchers from the University of Arizona, including dendrochronologist Dr Irina Panyushkina and radiocarbon expert Dr Timothy Jull, the “Miyake Event” left traces in ancient tree rings. These findings highlight … Read more
NASA has successfully restored communications with Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, following a disruption in October. Launched in September 1977, the spacecraft was unresponsive due to a fault triggered by low power levels, causing it to switch to a transmitter NASA’s Deep Space Network could not detect. The restoration, confirmed on November 18 as … Read more
