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But this is not a case of excessive lens flare. These are diffraction peaks, and if you look closely, you’ll see that all the bright objects in the JWST images have the same eight-ray pattern. The brighter the light, the more prominent the feature. Faint objects such as nebulae or galaxies tend not to see as much of this distortion. This pattern of diffraction peaks is unique to JWST. If you compare the images taken by the new telescope with the images taken by its predecessor, you will notice that Hubble has only four diffraction peaks compared to JWST’s eight....

Lindelia Vasquez, 47, and Julian Vasquez, 7, were trapped under the 27-foot vessel, which capsized about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 84 and 46th Street, they said the authorities. An NYPD spokesman told NJ Advance Media that the boat was registered in New Jersey and that the victims who died were en route from Colombia. “We don’t have an American address for them,” the police spokesman said....

Posted: 20:07, July 16, 2022 | Updated: 20:39, 16 July 2022 Ben Haenow has opened up about his life as a ‘stay-at-home dad’ after welcoming a baby boy with wife Jessica last year. The 2014 X Factor winner, 37, who launched a music career after the show with a £1m record deal, announced in November 2020 that he was expecting his first child with wife Jessica. Ben says he loves his role as a father but admits it can be hard work at times, telling the Sun: ‘I’m at home a lot with the baby so I’m like a stay-at-home dad....

In California, a heat wave was developing but winds were light as firefighters battled a wildfire that threatens a grove of giant redwoods and a small community in Yosemite National Park. The Washburn fire on the west side of the Sierra Nevada mountains had burned about 5.8 square kilometers by Monday morning, an increase of about 120 hectares overnight, according to an incident update. The fire threatened more than 500 mature sequoia trees in the park’s Mariposa Grove and the nearby community of Wawona, which has been evacuated....

Mr. Trump’s Twitter account was his most frequently used channel of communication before and during his tumultuous presidency. He used it regularly to announce hires and firings, to tease new policies, and to direct his millions of followers to harass critics and enemies, real or perceived. That all ended when a mob of his supporters, whom he had called to Capitol Hill with a tweet promising a “wild” protest on Jan....

En début d’émission, Hélène Mannarino a annoncé une excellente nouvelle pour tous les fans du jeu. Ils ont pu télécharger le formulaire d’interrogation pour jouer à travers son écran avec les personnalités présentes comme Paul El Kharrat, certains ne veulent plus sa présence à Laurent Ruquier, Camille Cerf ou encore Florent Peyre. Une excellente initiative de TF1, à condition que cela fonctionne. Car oui, de nombreux internautes ont déploré l’impossibilité de télécharger ledit formulaire....

130’000 Follower: Tausende Menschen aus aller Welt verfolgen HSG-Studierende beim Lernen Mit einem einfachen Livestream, der ihr Studium zeigt, begeistert eine HSG-Studentin die Massen. Ihre Idee für das Erscheinungsbild des Panoramas von St. Gallen im Hintergrund ist bei den Usern beliebt. 1/7 “Hör auf zu scrollen.” Ein HSG-Student möchte die Tiktok-Nutzer zum Lernen motivieren. Bildschirmfoto / Tiktok Sie filmt sich beim Lernen und streamt die Aufnahmen live. Bildschirmfoto / Tiktok Die Dächer von St....

McIlroy and Hovland will be the last pair on Sunday after providing drama in the penultimate match of Saturday’s round. The two shot 6-under 66 to move to 16 under, putting them four strokes clear of the field as the co-leaders. McIlroy is looking to win a second Claret Jug — and his first major since 2014 — as he tries to hold off a would-be first-time major winner in Hovland along with a handful of tough rivals, all within six moves of the top....

New steps Biden is taking to protect access to abortion Here’s why some advocates are urging the Biden administration to do more to protect abortion access across the country. Do you prefer to listen? Check out the 5 Things podcast: In Israel, Biden draws attention to plight of Palestinians, will head to Saudi Arabia After two days of reaffirming America’s alliance with Israel, President Joe Biden is turning his attention to the plight of the Palestinians on Friday, though he’s already acknowledged he can’t give them what they want....

La canicule s’installe dans l’hexagone. Météo France vient de placer sept départements du Sud-Ouest et de la basse vallée du Rhône en vigilance canicule : Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Ardèche et Drôme. Le thermomètre indiquait 34,6°C à Aubenas (Ardèche) et 33,1°C à Montélimar (Drôme) ce mardi à 15h. Dans le sud-ouest, les températures oscillent entre 33 et 37°C et même 38°C dans le sud du département de la Gironde....

Entre septième vague et nouvelle variante, la situation de l’épidémie en France est alarmante. Plusieurs experts se sont exprimés dans ce contexte ces derniers jours. C’est le cas de Benjamin Davido, reporter Covid-19 à l’hôpital Raymond Poincaré de Garches dans les Hauts-de-Seine qui a tenu à nous prévenir sur franceinfo ce samedi 9 juillet : “Même si on part sans le virus dans ses valises, il ne prend pas de vacances....

Emergency services rushed in and after a search in the water they recovered the body of a man. Official identification is yet to be completed but it is believed to be that of the teenager from the Wakefield area. Subscribe to our Wakefield Express Today daily newsletter Entrance to the Southern Washlands. His family has been informed and is receiving support. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. There is currently no information on the boy or his address, however Water Search & Rescue has recovered his body....

The Village of Duchess is in mourning after a fatal collision in the United States claimed two of their own over the weekend. Kyle, Darsey and Koye Larson from Duchess of Alberta were driving through South Dakota to pick up some bulls they recently acquired when tragedy struck. The family was traveling on Highway 18 just east of Colome, South Dakota on the morning of July 3rd. They were pulling a trailer of cattle when police said their truck was hit head-on by another pickup that went over the center line....

Ukrainische Bücher werden aus Bibliotheken und Schulen entfernt und durch russische Werke ersetzt. Alles, was mit der ukrainischen Kultur und dem ukrainischen Staat zu tun habe, werde eliminiert, sagt der 42-Jährige: „Bücher auf Ukrainisch werden aus Bibliotheken und Schulen entfernt und durch russische Werke ersetzt. Schulleiter werden körperlich bedroht, weil sie sich weigern, im neuen Schuljahr den russischen Lehrplan zu unterrichten.” Bildunterschrift: Juri Sobolewski in Cherson im März, kurz nachdem die Stadt von russischen Truppen eingenommen wurde....

It was a day of worry and concern for Halfway Point’s Terri Greene on Wednesday. The single mom was working from home in the late afternoon when neighbors in the tiny 100 neighborhood outside Corner Brook started texting her about an unmarked police car parked outside her home. When she went to look she saw police officers climbing over a bank that led to her back yard. “I knew it wasn’t for me, so I wasn’t sure what was going on and, yes, I was a little concerned, but I had no idea what was really going on,” Greene told CBC News....

(Photo: Atlantic Airports) Corrections Canada is advising of an outbreak of COVID-19 at Dorchester Correctional Facility in New Brunswick. As of yesterday, seven inmates have tested positive and prison officials are monitoring the situation. The number of affected inmates may rise as further tests are conducted. Dorchester has a capacity of 699 inmates.

Andrea Jenkins was unwelcome outside Number 10 during Johnson’s resignation speech as she showed her support for the prime minister by wearing a neon dress. As the Morley and Outwood MP made her way to Downing Street to see Johnson speak, she made no secret of her opinion of the team running the Prime Minister out of the gates. Andrea Jenkyns, a Johnson loyalist, shouts to the cheering crowds: “He who laughs last, laughs the loudest....

Some fear that the protests that led to the occupation of government buildings could intensify on Thursday due to the apparent silence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Troops move to secure Sri Lanka’s parliament building with armored personnel carriers. Authorities imposed another curfew from noon Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday in a bid to prevent further protests. A state of emergency had earlier been imposed and a nationwide curfew was in place until Thursday morning....