Your Body’s Carbon Likely Took an Intergalactic Detour Before Reaching Earth
The circumgalactic medium, a vast gaseous halo surrounding galaxies, could be crucial to the evolution of star-forming ...
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James Webb Telescope Uses Cosmic “Magnifying glass” to Detect Stars 6.5 Billion Light-Years Away
The research group observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth; when the universe was half its current age.
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Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in
The materials that make up your body are intergalactic voyagers that have existed beyond the limits of the Milky Way.
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You’re made of carbon that took a journey into intergalactic space
I’ve used this fact a gazillion times; every atom in your body has been through the core of a star! The carbon in our bones ...
‘Cosmic conveyor belt’: Your body’s carbon spent 400,000 light-years in space
The carbon in your body traveled 400,000 light-years through space, riding galactic currents in the circumgalactic medium, ...
7 best space photos captured by NASA Hubble Telescope
Let's explore the seven best images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2024. This composite image of the Crab ...
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Over 40 new stars discovered thanks to telescopic trick
More than 40 new stars have been discovered - thanks to a telescopic magnification trick. It is believed to be the first time ...
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Atoms In Your Body Probably Once Left The Galaxy
The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that ...
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Over 40 new stars discovered thanks to this telescopic magnification trick
Abell 370 observed with a combination of HST and new James Webb Space Telescope images. (José María Diego; Instituto de Física de Cantabria via SWNS) By Stephen Beech More than 40 new stars have been ...
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Carbon atoms and other elements found to circulate in giant streams in the universe
Carbon, the building block of life on Earth, owes its existence to the fiery crucibles of stars. Alongside elements like ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Delivers Stunning Views Of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in the Cassiopeia constellation. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA, ...
Hubble captures a pale blue supernova in galaxy LEDA 22057
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million ...