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Mysterious Ultra-Massive Galaxies Spotted in Early Universe
Top Stories Tamfitronics Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered three ultra-massive galaxies — nearly as massive as our own Milky Way Galaxy — already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. Part of the JWST/FRESCO survey, this discovery indicates that stars in the early Universe grew much more rapidly than previously thought, challenging existing galaxy formation models.The three red monster galaxies discovered by Webb. Image credit: NASA / CSA / ESA / M. Xiao & P. A. Oesch, University of Geneva / G. Brammer, Niels Bohr Institute / Dawn JWST Archive.Until now, it was believed that all galaxies formed gradually within large halos of dark matter.Dark matter halos capture gas (atoms and molecules) into gravitationally bound structures.Typically, 20% of this gas, at most, is converted into stars...
The Download: mysterious exosomes, and AI’s e-waste issue
Technology tamfitronics This is today's edition of The Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Exosomes are touted as a trendy cure-all. We don’t know if they work. There’s a trendy new cure-all in town—you might have seen ads pop up on social media or read rave reviews in beauty magazines. Exosomes are being touted as a miraculous treatment for hair loss, aging skin, acne, eczema, pain conditions, long covid, and even neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. That’s, of course, if you can afford the price tag—which can stretch to thousands of dollars. But there’s a big problem with these big promises: We don’t fully understand how exosomes work—or what they even really are. Read our story. ...