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A new cosmic dawn: peering across the universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Physics World

The original deep-field image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most iconic images in astronomy. The answer: the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) – a huge spacecraft with a 6.5 Yet those dreams of a new telescope to study the evolution of galaxies and how stars and planets form quickly turned into a nightmare.

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Most read article of May 2022: Surprising finding shows children grow faster during the school year than summer vacation

Frontiers

Each month, Frontiers shines a spotlight on some of the leading research across a wide range of topics. Article link: [link]. Article link : [link]. Article link : [link]. Article link : [link]. Selling the articles is not allowed. By Colm Gorey, Frontiers Science Communications Manager.

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The enduring mystery of the solar corona

Physics World

For what we do know, we can thank the French astronomer Bernard Lyot , who in the 1920s developed a device that can create “artificial eclipses” inside specially adapted telescopes. In fact, almost one article about the solar corona has been published per day since 1943. Some might say “magnetic energy”.