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☆ Webb telescope captures stunning new look at the Ring Nebula
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope for a fresh perspective of an iconic celestial favorite called the Ring Nebula. The new image captures never-before-seen details within the colorful nebula, located in the Lyra constellation about 2,600 light-years from Earth. The structure of the Ring Nebula can be glimpsed through amateur telescopes and has been observed and studied for years. “I first saw the Ring Nebula as a kid through just a small telescope. “The James Webb Space Telescope has provided us with an extraordinary view of the Ring Nebula that we’ve never seen before.

Persons: James Webb, Charles Messier, “, ”, Jan Cami, we’ve, Mike Barlow, Els Peeters Organizations: CNN —, Imaging, Western University’s Institute for Earth, Exploration, University College London, Western’s Institute for Earth Locations: London , Ontario

☆ NASA's James Webb telescope captured the spectacular death throes of a star 2,600 light year away
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to impress with stunning images of the universe. You can see the image in more detail below:The Ring Nebula is a favorite among amateur astronomers. This latest Ring Nebula picture isn't just "aesthetically pleasing," said co-lead scientist Nick Cox of space observation firm ACRI-ST, France. As part of the space telescope's first series of images, scientists released stunning new photos of the Southern Ring Nebula, in July 2022. The two stars can be seen on the MIRI cam picture of the Southern Ring Nebula.

Persons: James Webb Space, NASA's James Webb, Jan Cami, James Webb, Nick Cox, Mike Barlow, JWST Organizations: Service, NASA's James Webb Space, University of Western, Imaging, University College London, NASA, ESA, CSA Locations: Wall, Silicon, University of Western Ontario, Canada, France

☆ Colorful new stars shine in latest Webb telescope image
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A pair of rambunctious young stars takes center stage in a new near-infrared image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope’s capabilities allow it to peer through an otherwise obscuring nebula, filled with gas and dust, that surrounds the stars. The Webb image also showcases a variety of stars and galaxies around and behind the nebula. The two stars will ultimately finish forming over millions of years, and the brilliantly hued features in the Webb image will diminish as the binary star pair brightens. The space telescope’s peek at this critical moment in the stellar life cycle will allow astronomers to understand more details about how stars form and evolve over time.

Persons: James Webb, Webb Organizations: CNN, James Webb Space Telescope, Herbig

☆ Introducing Janus, the exotic 'two-faced' white dwarf star
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But a two-faced star? Janus is fairly massive for a white dwarf, with a mass 20% larger than that of our sun compressed into an object with a diameter half that of Earth. About 97% of all stars are destined to become white dwarfs when they die," Caiazzo said. Janus may represent a white dwarf in the midst of this transitional blending process, but with the puzzling development of one side being hydrogen while the other side is helium. Janus is not the only exotic white star known.

Persons: Janus, Ilaria Caiazzo, Caiazzo, Will Dunham, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Caltech, Thomson Locations: San Diego

☆ U.S. blacklists two firms that built Meta, iOS and Android spyware
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Commerce Department blacklisted two European cyber firms that build spyware software, the Commerce Department announced Tuesday, including technology hawked by both firms that was used to surveil Meta users and reportedly at least one Meta employee. The software exploited vulnerabilities in Android and iOS software and deployed hundreds of spoof Meta accounts to surveil activists, politicians and journalists around the world. Meta in December 2021 warned thousands of Facebook users that they'd been targeted by spyware-for-hire software, including Predator. The New York Times reported extensively on Intellexa's Predator product, and the company's efforts to sell it to a Ukrainian intelligence agency. Intellexa's Predator was also used by Greek intelligence to spy on a Meta trust and safety employee, the Times reported.

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☆ Stunning Webb telescope image shows closest star-forming region
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth, is seen in a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument released July 12, 2023. The Webb telescope, which was launched in 2021 and began collecting data last year, has reshaped the understanding of the early universe while taking stunning pictures of the cosmos. Rho Ophiuchi is only about a million years old, a blink of the eye in cosmic time. The Rho Ophiuchi images shows how Webb gives us a new window into the formation of stars and planets," Pontoppidan said. The orbiting observatory was designed to be far more sensitive than its Hubble Space Telescope predecessor.

Persons: James Webb, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alyssa Pagan, Handout, Webb, Pontoppidan, Hubble, Bill Nelson, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: NASA, ESA, CSA, REUTERS, Wednesday, James Webb Space Telescope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hubble, Telescope, Thomson Locations: REUTERS WASHINGTON

☆ The 21 Best Early Prime Day 2023 Deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Nick Guy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

By Nick GuyAmazon’s Prime Day sales event is on July 11 and 12, but there are already deals live now for you to take advantage of. While you shop these deals, be sure to prepare with our expert tips and tricks for getting the most from Prime Day. Prime Day might be prime time for you to upgrade your coffee game. This piece, part of the Marine Star collection, is available as part of Amazon’s new invite-only program, which you can read more about in our guide to shopping Prime Day. We’re in the thick of cold brew season, which makes this early Prime Day sale on the Oxo Brew Cold Brew Coffee Maker perfectly timed.

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☆ The James Webb Space Telescope found a molecular building block of life hiding in the Orion Nebula
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The James Webb Space Telescope detected a key carbon molecule in space for the first time ever. The methyl cation, or CH3 + , molecule was found in a young star system in the Orion Nebula. Scientists have theorized that methyl cation could lay the foundations for organic chemistry, and possibly life, across the universe. "We can only now prove its existence thanks to the awesome capabilities of the James Webb telescope. Webb's sensitivity to light helps it detect new moleculesAn artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Persons: James Webb, —, Eric Teske, — Webb, Els Peeters, Webb, Marie, Aline Martin, wouldn't, Olivier Berné Organizations: Orion, Service, Western University, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Hubble, University of Paris, ESA, CSA, French National Centre for Scientific Research Locations: Toulouse

☆ Webb telescope detects crucial molecule in space for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers have detected a crucial carbon molecule in space for the first time using the James Webb Space Telescope. Methyl cation is considered a key component that helps form more complex carbon-based molecules. The space observatory detected methyl cation in a protoplanetary disk, called d203-506, swirling around a young red dwarf star. ESA/Webb/NASA/CSAWhile methyl cation doesn’t react efficiently with hydrogen, the most abundant molecule in the universe, it reacts well with a wide range of other molecules. But methyl cation wasn’t detected in space until now.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, ”, Marie, Aline Martin, Olivier Berné Organizations: CNN —, James Webb Space Telescope, Orion, NASA, ESA, Webb, Orion Nebula, University of Paris, Saclay’s, Molecular Sciences, Orsay, French National Centre for Scientific Research Locations: France, Toulouse

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are ripped, tech workers work less than 4 hours per day, and tech's Texas real-estate invasion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI, the company that created the chatbot, won't share the books it used to train ChatGPT. But a group of researchers discovered a method of quizzing the chatbot to figure out which books it has read. Many tech workers are only productive for four hours per day. In an anonymous poll, nearly 45% of tech workers said they spent four hours (or less) on "focused work." Only around 25% said they worked eight or more hours per day.

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☆ NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The images were enhanced using data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The images were made possible by data collected from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Hubble Space Telescope. "The Chandra data also reveal young, hot, and massive stars that send powerful winds outward from their surfaces," NASA said. The beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1672 shows off its black holes and neutron starsNGC 1672 is a spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years from Earth. "Webb outlines gas and dust in the infrared while Chandra data spotlights high-energy activity from stars at X-ray wavelengths," NASA said.

☆ Stunning photos of the night sky in one of the darkest places on Earth will make you want to visit New Zealand ASAP
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Rebecca Strong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is especially great for star gazing. But in one of the darkest places on Earth — the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand — that's not an issue. Aoraki is the second-largest dark sky reserve in the world, ranking at a level 2 on the nine-level Bortle Dark-Sky Scale for light pollution. The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is located in southern New Zealand. Igor HoogerwerfAccording to Jason Menard, an executive at Mackenzie Tourism, The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is one of the best places to view the Milky Way — and that's pretty evident in this photo.

☆ James Gunn Always Knew How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Would End
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

2” [2017], and then we talked about it happening in “Infinity War” and that worked better for the story. I knew that the whole trilogy is about Rocket, who we think of as a supporting character, becoming the captain of the Guardians. Drax realizes that he’s a father and that’s what he’s really good at — he’s not a destroyer. Well, Gamora’s death is the big one, but even her first kiss with Quill comes in “Infinity War” after the first two “Guardians” movies appear to be building to it. It wasn’t really about the kiss, it was about showing that they were now a couple.

[1/5] Cast member Chris Pratt attends the premiere of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Pratt had seen one or two short unfinished sequences of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," but at the premiere he took the time to savor the entirety of the swan song in Marvel’s “Guardians” trilogy. “I wanted to be swept away on the journey alongside my friends, my family, all of the fans in the audience, the cast and crew. While that wasn’t the actual moment that Pratt and Gunn had, the two recalled feeling the emotional weight of saying goodbye to the “Guardians” movies together.

☆ Gen Z job seekers are rattling older managers by asking about work-life balance in the first interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Alexandra York | Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Many Gen Z job seekers are asking about work-life balance during interviews. There wasn't a big focus on work-life balance when many of today's managers started working more than a decade ago. Gen Zers need to know the industry before asking about work-life balanceSome industries invite questions of work-life balance, according to Gen Zers and hiring managers who spoke with Insider. "If you were to directly ask, 'Can you describe the work-life balance for analysts at your firm?' Mary Cooney, the founder of the professional-development platform Generation IQ, said it's time to move on from this stigma of work-life balance.

☆ Layoff anxiety is real—but you can still thrive during challenging times. Here’s how
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"I often ask myself, 'Why am I working right now if I might not have a job in two months?'" Living in fear of losing your job can be crippling — but confronting your layoff anxiety head-on is the best way to beat the panic. Here are three strategies to cope with layoff anxiety. Detach your identity from your jobSpending more time on the hobbies, relationships and interests that bring you joy outside of work is another powerful antidote to layoff anxiety. Being his own boss, Jacobowitz jokes, gives him ultimate job security: "It's not like I can fire myself!"

☆ Image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a rare star preparing to explode and die in a supernova
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a star getting ready to die in stunning detail. The image shows a rare Wolf-Rayet star, expelling its outer layers in the phase before a supernova. A Wolf-Rayet star is "among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly-detectable stars known," according to NASA. Webb helps investigate a dusty cosmic mysteryThat cosmic dust is of great interest to astronomers. An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope.

The first full-color image released from the next-generation James Webb Space Telescope is the sharpest infrared image of the distant universe ever produced, according to NASA. Space Telescope Science Institut / NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERONASA released the first batch of images from the tennis court-sized observatory to much fanfare in July. The exoplanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space Telescope. Back to the moonFifty years after the final Apollo moon mission, NASA took key steps toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface. Chinese officials have also said they intend to use the space station for space tourism and commercial space initiatives.

☆ Amazon aggregator Razor has raised a fresh $70 million and acquired Latin American peer Valoreo, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon aggregator Razor Group has raised around $70 million in a new equity funding round. LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton led the deal, Insider understands. Razor has also acquired a Mexico City-based aggregator in a separate transaction, one source said. Amazon aggregator Razor has raised approximately $70 million in a round led by US private equity firm L Catterton, according to two sources familiar with the deal. L Catterton has placed bets on a range of other e-commerce aggregators, including Berlin-based SellerX, Nebula in Asia, and US-headquartered Dragonfly.

☆ The Year in Pictures 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +57 min

Every year, starting in early fall, photo editors at The New York Times begin sifting through the year’s work in an effort to pick out the most startling, most moving, most memorable pictures. But 2022 undoubtedly belongs to the war in Ukraine, a conflict now settling into a worryingly predictable rhythm. Erin Schaff/The New York Times “When you’re standing on the ground, you can’t visualize the scope of the destruction. Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25. We see the same images over and over, and it’s really hard to make anything different.” Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 26.

☆ This graphic shows how many more stars you can see under truly dark skies vs. city, suburban, and rural areas
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Astronomers classify night skies from dark to bright using the Bortle Scale, ranked from one to nine. Light pollution is when artificial light washes out the night sky and makes it hard to see stars. While it might not be as potentially harmful as other kinds of pollution, light pollution can affect human health. Level four classifies the transition from suburban to rural areas, where you can see the Milky Way. The night sky is brimming with stars, making it harder to parse out faint constellations.

☆ 7 times NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted something Hubble missed
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The James Webb Space Telescope can capture a more complete view of galaxies, stars, and planets. Before Webb, astronomers had another workhorse cosmic observatory: the Hubble Space Telescope. Webb is 100 times stronger than Hubble, which allows astronomers to peer even further into space. Webb spied countless galaxies that Hubble missedA side by side collage of the same area taken by the Hubble and the James Webb space telescopes. Where Hubble saw a faint dot, Webb resolved 2 distinct mystery objectsOne of the lensed images of MACS0647-JD, from the James Webb Space Telescope.

☆ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ trailer drops with great tunes and a Rocket backstory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —After a very long wait, the closing chapter to the “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy is almost here. Rocket, in particular, is seen a bunch in the trailer, including in a flashback scene when he’s a wee space-raccoon, promising viewers some welcome backstory. But as always, the interplanetary action is set to great throwback tunes, this time one in particular: “In the Meantime” by Spacehog, from 1994. Since “Endgame” and before that, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

☆ James Webb Space Telescope reveals birth of a star in a cosmic hourglass
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The cosmic chaos caused by a very young star has been captured in the latest enchanting image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The protostar the image centers around is hidden from view in the neck of a dark, hourglass-shape cloud of gas and dust. The thicker the layer of dust, the less blue light is able to escape, creating pockets of orange. As a result, the protostar dominates the space, taking much of the material for itself,” according to the news release. Webb, which first began sharing new perspectives on the universe in July, is an international partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

☆ New image from one of Earth's largest telescopes shows a 'star factory' nebula in stunning detail
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new picture shows a nebula 2,500 light-years away in spectacular detail. The Cone Nebula was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. An annotated picture shows the nebula on a wide field picture of the sky. At about 2,500 light-years from Earth, the Cone Nebula is relatively close to us, which makes it easy to observe. The Cone Nebula can be found at the tip of the Monoceros (unicorn) constellation ESOThe unicorn constellation is visible in the winter sky from the Northern Hemisphere.

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