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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found strong evidence for a new exoplanet — one orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sun-like star to Earth. It’s located just four light-years away from us, in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system. Using JWST‘s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), the team imaged Alpha Centauri with a coronagraphic mask to remove the glare …

A group of Texas landowners are railing against President Donald Trump as he seeks to force them to sell parts of their property to build his long promised border wall.  Residents in Starr County, in southern Texas, are being hauled to court to face off with high-powered administration lawyers who have filed eminent domain lawsuits. Eminent domain cases are used to …

Two-time Pro Bowl receiver Terry McLaurin reportedly requested a trade from the Washington Commanders amid stalled contract talks with the team. Washington apparently has no interest in dealing its leading wideout. However, if the Commanders decide to make a move, here’s a list of teams that should pursue the five-time 1,000-yard wideout: New England Patriots The Patriots almost make too …

In a remarkable turn of events, a temporary volcanic island formed and quickly vanished in the Caspian Sea. Captured by NASA satellites, the “ghost island” emerged in early 2023 following an underwater eruption near Azerbaijan’s coast. The island, created by the eruption of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, measured approximately 1,300 feet in width but soon eroded and disappeared by …

UPDATE: 2025/07/30 19:24 EST BY SIMON BATT Mat Piscatella fixes issues with their original table After this article was published, Mat deleted the original post due to an error and reposted it with new statistics. This new chart still has six Microsoft games on the PlayStation top ten sellers chart, but the number one spot sees Elden Ring: Nightreign take …

Astronomers discovered a new rogue planet lurking in archival data gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope, and the find is thanks to a little serendipity — and a little help from the genius himself, Albert Einstein. Rogue, or “free-floating,” planets are worlds that don’t orbit a star. They earn their rogue status when they are ejected from their home systems …

New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation’s storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots  Windows Central Microsoft’s Xbox games dominate PlayStation’s top-selling charts, taking 6 out of 10 spots  xda-developers.com The best-selling PS5 game of 2025 so far is an Xbox port  Polygon Eye-Opening PS5 Sales Data Reveals Why Microsoft Is Porting Xbox Games  Push Square Forza …

Pop’s most dedicated troll, Doja Cat, has officially chimed in on the extremely-online uproar over Sydney Sweeney’s new jeans campaign for American Eagle.  On TikTok, Doja Cat spoofed the ad copy Sweeney delivered in one of the videos for the campaign, which has come under fire for its half-baked attempt at clever wordplay with “jeans” and “genes.” In a thick, …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 SWRI scientists conducted experiments to explain unexpected hydrogen peroxide levels on Europa. 🔬 The experiments utilized a vacuum chamber to simulate Europa’s conditions, revealing the role of carbon dioxide. 🌊 Findings suggest possible subsurface oceans on Europa that could support life forms like extremophiles. 🚀 Research aligns with upcoming Europa Clipper mission, aiming to explore the …

NASA’s Hubble Spots Blinding Explosion in a Distant Spiral Galaxy  SciTechDaily Hubble Spies Swirling Spiral  NASA Science (.gov) 6 beautiful images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space telescope  The Economic Times Hubble photographs a galaxy with a supernova in the constellation Hydra  Universe Space Tech 8 Very Beautiful Images Universe Taken By NASA Hubble Space Telescope  Times Now Source link