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JWST zooms into the heart of the beautiful Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302), a bipolar nebula 3,400 ly away. The MIRI instrument and its spectrometer were used at 5–28 µm wavelength to study the intricate structures surrounding its central star.
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3 images of NGC 6302 - 1. Hubble at optical wavelength. 2. Hubble at near-IR wavelength. 3. JWST+ALMA at mid-IR and sub-mm wavelengths resp. The Hubble images show some similar features, including a dark dust lane that runs through the centre of the nebula and two broad clouds that emerge from either side of the dust lane like the outstretched wings of a butterfly. In the optical Hubble image, the nebula appears clumpy and nearly opaque, with few background stars showing through the cloudy material. The nebula appears in different shades of cream, yellow and orange, with the lightest colours appearing closest to the centre. The background of space is black with a handful of stars. In the near-IR Hubble image, the nebula appears cream coloured and most opaque near the centre, then becomes reddish with purple streaks and more translucent out toward the wings of the nebula. There are 100s of background stars in the image, many of which are visible through the nebula. The JWST image zooms in on the diamond-shaped region near the centre of the other two images. It shows a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange and pink. The upper-right and lower-left corners of this image show a purple streak pointing out of the image. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Matsuura, J. Kastner, K. Noll, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), N. Hirano, J. K 4. Graphic with annotations describing the structures around the central star
August 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.
June 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Science is under attack. The NIH, the NSF, and our research universities.

So today, I have a message for America's scientists:

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A Message to Scientists
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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May 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.

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NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The path back to power for the Democratic Party is to be the party that gets shit done.
March 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM