The first publicly-released image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, revealed on 11 July 2022. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI) Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began science operations, astronomers have observed galaxies that existed more than 13 billion years ago. It was during this period, known as the “Cosmic Dark Ages,” that the first stars and galaxies… Continue reading
Rawalpindi and Islamabad experienced an intense hailstorm today, with unusually large hailstones falling across various areas of the twin cities. The sudden weather event surprised residents as large chunks of ice, some the size of golf balls, rained down, covering roads, rooftops, and green spaces. The hailstorm caused significant concern among the locals due to… Continue reading
An illustration of the star and the crumbs of its exoplanet meal. (NASA, ESA, CSA, R. Crawford/STScI) A surprise twist has emerged in the tale of an exoplanet that was devoured by its star. Rather than the star expanding to engulf the poor defenseless world, the world itself was complicit in its demise, falling in… Continue reading
Quantum physics already feels like a puzzle, but now scientists have made it more literal. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a quantum Rubik’s cube, with infinite possible states and some weird new moves available to solve it. The classic (and classical) Rubik’s cube is what’s known as a… Continue reading