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Found: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
In a new image release, NASA compares JWST’s capabilities with its predecessor, Spitzer, showing details of gas, dust, and stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
It’s Active Sun Time!
On May 10, the Sun let loose an X1-class flare that was aimed directly at Earth, and space weather forecasts predicted radio blackouts for parts of Earth.
Black Hole Flips Magnetic Field
A new paper examines Changing Look Active Galactic Nuclei, whose brightness increases by 100x and then fades, and find that the cause could be a reversal of the black hole’s magnetic field.
Palette Cleansing Pretty Hubble Picture
NASA releases a composite Hubble image of spiral galaxy Messier 99, revealing star formation, dust clouds, and brilliant stars.
Ingenuity Back in Contact with Perseverance
Ingenuity missed a planned communications session with Perseverance, leading the discovery that dust is beginning to affect the helicopter’s solar array.
Rocket Update: 10 May 2022
Three launches happened over the past weekend: two from China, including a resupply to Tianhe, and another Starlink launch from SpaceX.