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#PPOD: In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system. Unlike most nearby galaxies, it is very active, making it a powerful laboratory for understanding how galaxies and black holes grow and evolve together. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA)
#PPOD: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming, perhaps fueled by gas driven into the unique oval-shaped structure seen here. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand
#PPOD: This image shows the stunning night sky above three of the Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory, in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Conditions at the site make it one of the best places on Earth for astronomical observations, with the band of the Milky Way, as well as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible to the unaided eye. Credit: ESO/N. Schafer
🔭 Could we detect technology on a distant exoplanet?
SETI Institute scientist Dr. Chenoa Tremblay led one of the most sensitive radio searches yet for technosignatures from K2-18b. While no artificial signals were found, the team's new techniques will help make future SETI searches even more powerful.
Learn more: https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-just-scanned-one-planet-for-alien-signals-12206326
Newsweek“Are we alone?” Scientists search one planet for alien signalsScientists say the findings of the new study may make future searches for extraterrestrial intelligence faster and more effective.