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Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak’s science superpower pledge is hot air | Politics News
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Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to turn the UK into a science and technology superpower is a “mere political slogan”. The founder and chief engineer of the multinational technology company Dyson also complained – in a letter to The Times – that he has […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures image of a dying star | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a star on the cusp of death. The telescope’s infrared lens observed the gas and dust flung into space by a huge star 15,000 light-years away. The shimmering purple cast-off material once comprised the outer layer of the star Wolf-Rayet 124. It sits in […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finds signs of ‘building blocks for life’ in icy clouds | Science & Tech News
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Molecular species that form the “building blocks for life” have been found in a deep space region of icy clouds. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers and scientists confirmed the presence of methane and ethanol, as well as small compounds with nitrogen and sulphur. On Earth, sources of methane include emissions […]
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New image from James Webb Space Telescope offers insights into how first stars formed more than 10 billion years ago | Science & Tech News
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A new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope offers insights into how the first stars formed in the early universe more than 10 billion years ago. The image shows a cluster of stars known as NGC 346, which is more than 200,000 light-years away from Earth. It has become of interest to astronomers […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning new image of Pillars of Creation | Science & Tech News
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If you’re looking to freshen up your phone wallpaper, you’d be hard-pressed finding a better one than this. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the Pillars of Creation, the iconic arrangement of newly-forming stars made famous by a previous shot in 1995. Back then, it was the Hubble Space Telescope […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes image of dust ‘fingerprint’ created by two stars | Science & Tech News
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A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows at least 17 dust rings resembling a fingerprint created by a rare type of star and its companion. Located more than 5,000 light years from Earth, the cosmic duo is collectively known as Wolf-Rayet 140 (WR 140). Each ring was created when the two […]
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Star Wars: James Earl Jones to step back from Darth Vader role – but Ukrainian AI means his voice will live on | Ents & Arts News
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The actor behind the voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader has signalled that he will be stepping away from the role – but has licensed the use of his voice for future productions. James Earl Jones first voiced Darth Vader in the original 1977 Star Wars movie and went on to perform in The […]
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James Webb space telescope captures Neptune rings and moons | Science & Tech News
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NASA has released new images capturing Neptune and its rings, taken by the James Webb space telescope in July. Neptune is the solar system’s outermost planet which has thin rings with faint dust bands around it. These have been observed in infrared for the first time, allowing for seven of Neptune’s 14 moons to be […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy […]
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‘It’s all quite incredible’: James Webb telescope captures stunning images of Jupiter | Science & Tech News
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The world’s most powerful telescope has captured images of Jupiter showing faint rings around the planet and two tiny moons against a glittering background of galaxies. The images taken by the James Webb Telescope also captured unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights. The photos also show Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm big […]