5 times the James Webb telescope rewrote physics in 2024

(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) Since its launch on Christmas Day, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has proven its worth year after year. 2024 is no exception. Here are just five times the ultrapowerful telescope has reshaped our understanding of the universe. Big galaxies (Image credit: NASA/ESA/JWST) The James Webb telescope was designedContinue Reading

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The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis next year, when it hosts one of the most significant UN climate conferences in recent years. However, well before the event in November, 2025 will see plenty of opportunities to make importantContinue Reading

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Most of the 181 people on board are presumably dead, making it one of the worst aviation disasters to hit South Korea., Firefighters and rescue team members work near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo] At least  176 peopleContinue Reading

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On Friday, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene jumped into MAGA’s infighting over immigration, specifically regarding the tech industry and H-1B visas. The far-right Georgia congresswoman attempted to thread a needle between both sides of the argument, which has divided anti-immigration hard-liners and tech barons led by Elon Musk. In a longContinue Reading

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On The Stream: We look back at various student protest movements prompted by young people in 2024., On The Stream: We look back at various student protest movements prompted by young people in 2024. We examine the moments when young people advocating for causes that matter to them made headlines this year. The USContinue Reading