Astronomers Discover Calvera, a Runaway Pulsar Racing Above the Milky Way

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September 3, 2025

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Astronomers have discovered Calvera, a pulsar speeding 6,500 light-years above the Milky Way’s disk. Formed from a supernova in a nearly empty region, Calvera challenges long-held ideas of star birth and death. Its discovery reveals that extreme stellar events can occur even in the galaxy’s sparse outer halo.

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James Webb Spots Bizarre Planet-Forming Disk Full of Carbon Dioxide

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September 5, 2025

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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a bizarre planet-forming disk dominated by carbon dioxide where water is almost absent. This rare finding, in star system XUE 10 within NGC 6357, challenges current models of planetary formation and may reshape our understanding of habitable worlds.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Spots Rare Quintet of Galaxies From the Early Universe

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September 4, 2025

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Astronomers using JWST and Hubble have discovered JWST’s Quintet, a system of at least five merging galaxies just 800 million years after the Big Bang. This rare find shows how galaxies grew rapidly in the early universe and may explain how some became inactive so soon.

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ISRO Tests Parachutes for Gaganyaan Crew Module in Key Rocket-Sled Trial

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September 4, 2025

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ISRO has successfully tested drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module at its Chandigarh facility. The rocket-sled trials simulated high-speed re-entry conditions, ensuring parachutes deploy and stabilize the capsule. This achievement marks a critical milestone as India prepares for its first crewed space mission, aiming to join the US, Russia, and China in huma…