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Webb Weighs Most Distant Inactive Black Hole Ever Found

5 June 2026 at 16:58
This Webb image shows the highly distorted red galaxy MRG-M0138 seen through a foreground cluster of galaxies (white sources). Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb.

A supermassive black hole 6 billion times the mass of the Sun lurks in MRG-M0138, a gravitationally lensed quiescent galaxy seen when the Universe was just 3 billion years old, according to an analysis of data collected by the NIRSpec Integral Field Spectrograph onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

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Cães-robot podem entrar nos planos de Taiwan para missões de vigilância e defesa militar

4 June 2026 at 16:36

Os cães-robot podem ser a próxima aposta das forças armadas em Taiwan para reforçar a vigilância e a defesa do território, juntando-se aos esforços de modernização militar face às crescentes tensões com Pequim.

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Células estaminais cultivadas no espaço podem ajudar a combater o cancro

3 June 2026 at 15:19

Entre células estaminais, plantas e fluidos, a Estação Espacial Internacional continua a funcionar como um laboratório único, onde cada dia de trabalho ajuda a preparar o futuro da exploração espacial e, em muitos casos, a melhorar a vida na Terra.

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The Mysterious Weakening of Earth’s Magnetic Field Explained

16 January 2025 at 03:52
Recent satellite data indicate that the South Atlantic Anomaly in Earth's magnetic field is potentially splitting into two anomalies. This phenomenon, attributed to disturbances in the outer core, threatens the planet's magnetic shielding. This supports a young Earth perspective based on evidence of total energy decay from the magnetic field.

UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability

2 June 2026 at 13:25
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The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit.

The post UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability appeared first on SpaceNews.

Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b

25 May 2026 at 19:16
An artist’s rendition of the ultrahot Jupiter TOI-1518b and its parent star. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Using spectral data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers analyzed the atmosphere of TOI-199b, a distant Saturn-mass world that is neither frozen nor scorching hot.

The post Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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