James Webb’s telescope discovers jewel-bearing ‘Einstein ring’ made of warped quasar light

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A beautiful, bejeweled halo of warped light generated by a monstrous black hole takes center stage in one of the latest James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images. The luminous loop, which looks strikingly like a “Einstein ring“, is decorated with four points of light, but not all of them are real. The star-studded halo in … Read more

James Webb’s telescope discovers jewel-bearing ‘Einstein ring’ made of warped quasar light

A beautiful, bejeweled halo of warped light generated by a monstrous black hole takes center stage in one of the latest James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images. The luminous loop, which looks strikingly like a “Einstein ring“, is decorated with four points of light, but not all of them are real. The star-studded halo in … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope Sees Ancient Black Hole Dancing With Colliding Galaxies

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed the dramatic “dance” between a supermassive black hole and two satellite galaxies. The observations could help scientists better understand how galaxies and supermassive black holes grew in the early universe. This particular supermassive black hole is feeding on surrounding matter, powering a bright quasar that … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope Sees Ancient Black Hole Dancing With Colliding Galaxies

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed the dramatic “dance” between a supermassive black hole and two satellite galaxies. The observations could help scientists better understand how galaxies and supermassive black holes grew in the early universe. This particular supermassive black hole is feeding on surrounding matter, powering a bright quasar that … Read more

James Webb telescope reveals rare ‘rotten egg’ atmosphere around nearby cosmic planet

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A hellish planet with a “hot Jupiter” relatively close to Earth would probably smell like rotten eggs if we ever made the trip there, new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals. HD 189733 b is a gas giant located about 64 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. It orbits extremely close to … Read more

Unspoken reality of St James’ Park expansion as familiar name gets unusual twist

He is a man of many faces. He is best known as an influential member of Sir John Hall’s Magpie Group, which successfully waged a two-year war to unseat an entrenched board of directors at Newcastle United, where power had been passed from father to son. John Waugh was rewarded with the role of vice-chairman … Read more

Boots boss Sebastian James steps down as owners halt sales again

Sebastian James is resigning as CEO of Boots as the US owners call off the sale of the company for the second time in two years. James, 58, will leave in November to take on another role in the healthcare sector, Sky News reported. James, a former member of Oxford University’s infamous Bullingdon Club alongside … Read more

‘Promiscuity is not attractive’: Reform candidate says women should not behave like men

A Reform UK candidate has said that “girls should be aware that promiscuity is not attractive” and that women cannot “behave in the same way” as men, in the latest controversial comments from Nigel Farage’s party. In an interview with iJames Gunn, who is based in Oxford West and Abingdon, also repeated controversial claims around … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope sees strange shapes above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered previously unseen structures and activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere above the Great Red Spot. These strange features appear to be caused by powerful atmospheric gravitational waves. The Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system, twice the size of Earth, and has been … Read more

Street food line-up announced for St. James’ STACK – Newcastle United

A mix of original STACK traders, alongside brand new operators and well-known North East restauranteurs, have been announced on the team sheet of traders who will be on hand when the venue opens on Strawberry Place this summer. Among those going to a STACK location for the very first time will be Tip topwith a … Read more