Space

The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announced Tuesday (Jan. 13). The snapshots show that the intense infrared glow in active galaxies comes not from powerful outflows, as long assumed, but from a dense disk of gas and dust feeding the black hole, NASA said in a statement. The findings come from James…

Deep beneath Jupiter’s stormy skies lies a crucial clue to how all the planets in our solar system formed. In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter’s dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a question that has lingered for decades: How much oxygen does the gas giant actually contain? The study suggests that Jupiter holds about one and a half times…

Just a year after the DJI Neo was released, DJI hasn’t wasted any time in producing a new and seriously improved version, the DJI Neo 2. It’s not often we see a drone model replaced so quickly, but it seems that DJI is keen to dominate the selfie drone market. This includes the impressive HoverAir X1 Pro and ProMax models. With the new features, which include improved camera…

Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual “ingredients” — raising questions about how the early universe evolved. The astronomers behind a new study of these stars likened the stars’ environment to a cosmic kitchen. Usually, stars being “cooked” in these kitchens are made up of essential ingredients like silicon…