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A couple of weeks back, a commencement speech at Northwestern University by Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker went viral. Pritzker is a Democrat, of course. No one in his right mind thinks a Republican would be invited to speak at such an event. Well, on second thought, a RINO like Liz Cheney might be

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The last two computer magazines stop publishing. A typeface designed for knitting. A new bioink for 3D organ printing. Library of Congress hosts a workshop on rare Japanese books. A robot designed to paint graffiti, for some reason. An AI-based robotic dogsitter. A graphene-based cardiac pacemaker. 16-millimeter fil turns 100 years old. The world’s greatest gate. The James Webb Space Telescope captures two galaxies merging. Russell Stover’s 5,000-pound box of chocolates. The therapeutic effe...

Plus, Hubble turns 33, new research on the ISS, and how to gather resources to start a lunar colony.

NASA’s James Webb Telescope continues to stun the world with images of what it described as a “stunning smash-up” of two spiral galaxies shines in infrared with the light of more than a trillion suns. Collectively called Arp 220, the colliding galaxies ignited a tremendous burst of star birth. Each of the combining galactic cores […]

Scientists recently used the James Webb Space Telescope to study "Arp 220," an incredibly bright region caused by two spiral galaxies crashing.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of Arp 220, a merger of galaxies more than 700 million years old and with a luminosity of more than a trillion suns.

The resulting image is a breathtaking sight, showing what appears to be a radiant 6-pointed orange star surrounded by wisps of orange gas and bluish-purple nebulosity. , Technology & Science News, Times Now

Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG), that shines with light equal to more than a trillion suns.

“What might we learn from lines of research that are off the beaten track? They check accepted ideas, always a Good Thing, and there is the chance Nature has prepared yet another surprise for us.” -Jim Peebles It's been a huge week here at Starts With A Bang, and one of our busiest on record. If you thought that Pluto's demotion was the biggest news about the outer Solar System, just wait until you get to the highlight of this week: