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- 1James Webb telescope releases one of its biggest images yet▼James Webb telescope shares one of its biggest images ever, with record-breaking stars hiding in the dust — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope has released one of the largest images of its mission, capturing record-breaking stars concealed within clouds of cosmic dust. The observation, featured as a space photo of the week by Live Science, highlights the telescope's ability to peer through dust that blocks other instruments, revealing stellar details previously hidden from astronomers.
- 2Amoeba Found Thriving at 63°C Sets Heat Record for Complex Life●Scientists found an amoeba thriving at 63°C in a Lassen Volcanic hot spring, a new heat record for complex life. https:/
Scientists report discovering an amoeba living in a hot spring in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, at a temperature of 63°C, the highest ever recorded for a complex organism. The finding, highlighted by ScienceAlert and circulating among science enthusiasts, pushes the known temperature limits of eukaryotic life and offers clues about how single-celled complex life can adapt to extreme volcanic environments.
- 3Ossie the sea turtle released from Tybee Island marine center●Ossie leaves Tybee's marine science center for life in the wild
Ossie, a sea turtle long cared for at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center in Georgia, has been released to live in the wild. The release marks the end of the animal's rehabilitation at the coastal facility, which rescues and cares for stranded sea turtles before returning healthy animals to the ocean.