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Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaiʻi and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified a rare cosmic structure they call the Infinity Galaxy — a figure-eight-shaped remnant of two colliding galaxies that may be giving birth to a supermassive black hole. According to a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on July 15, 2025, …

When to catch the Perseids, the year’s best meteor shower  The Washington Post How to Watch the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer  The New York Times Blame it on the moon. This year’s Perseids meteors won’t be as visible at their peak  NPR Perseids meteor shower will peak next week. But will the moon ruin it for viewers?  CBS News Will the bright …

“Five Times Deeper Than Ever”: MIT’s Light-Triggered Sound Imaging Reveals Brain Structures Without Dyes or Genetic Modifications  Rude Baguette Multi-photon, label-free photoacoustic and optical imaging of NADH in brain cells  Nature MIT Develops Microscope System Using Sound to Image Brain Activity in Deep Tissue  geneonline.com World’s first sound-powered microscope sees 5x deeper into brain without altering cells  yahoo.com MIT Researchers Visualize Metabolism Deep Inside …

Scientists at Goethe University, Frankfurt, have directly measured the zero-point motion of atoms within molecules prepared in their lowest quantum energy state—an achievement the team said was previously considered impossible. Although zero-point motion was predicted by quantum physics due to another theoretical phenomenon called “zero-point energy,” classical physics still cannot explain how this motion can occur in systems lacking thermal …

Quick facts What it is: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, revisited by the James Webb Space Telescope Where it is: Close to the Big Dipper in the night sky When it was shared: Aug. 1, 2025 The James Webb Space Telescope‘s (JWST) latest extragalactic survey has revealed fainter and more distant objects than ever before, some dating back to the …

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version during mating season. In a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, animal behavior researchers from the UK’s University of Exeter detailed the embarrassing end to their experiment with “Wavy Dave,” a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-controlled crab-bot trained to wave at its …

This photo was captured by the Mars Curiosity rover on July 24. NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured photographs of a rock on Mars that closely resembles coral found on Earth. Two objects were discovered on July 24 inside Gale Crater, both are small, pale rock shaped by wind erosion. Despite their appearance, they are not biological. In a statement, NASA …

Watch: Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US A meteorite that crashed into a home in the US is older than planet Earth, scientists have said. The object flew through the skies in broad daylight before exploding across the state of Georgia on 26 June, Nasa confirmed. Researchers at the University of Georgia examined a fragment of the …

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed that Pluto’s weather is run by a high-altitude haze, not by its thin mix of nitrogen and methane. “This is unique in the solar system,” said Tanguy Bertrand, an astronomer at the Paris Observatory who led the analysis. His team’s Webb observations show Pluto running a climate …

Sharing a message on Instagram, Hanks wrote: “There are people who dare, who dream and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own. Jim Lovell, who for a long while had gone farther into space and for longer than any other person of our planet, was that kind of guy.” He added: “His many voyages …