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Gallery of images for the epochs at which β Pic d is detected (source indicated with a white arrow). The JWST/NIRCam images have been processed with a high-pass filter to reduce disk flux. The known planet β Pic b is the bright source in the North-East of the image in epochs 1–3. In epochs 4 and 5, β Pic b is within the inner mask used for data reduction. We note that for the 2014-12-08 epoch (epoch 6), β Pic b and β Pic d are nearly coincident; planet β Pic b (open circle) has been subtracted here to allow the much fainter β Pic d (arrow) to be seen. All images use the same normalized color scale and field of view, with ticks spaced at 1 arcsec intervals. -- astro-ph.EP

Direct Imaging Discovery of Giant Exoplanet β Pictoris d: A Decade-Long Game of Hide-and-Seek

by Keith CowingJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026

We report the direct imaging discovery of a third exoplanet in the β Pictoris system. We detect β Pictoris d in non-coronagraphic observations obtained with VLT/ERIS as well as multi-epoch […]

Isotopic enrichment of cellular and viral populations. Isotopic enrichment is determined by the contigs

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Hidden Viruses Reshape One Of Earth’s Largest Carbon Systems

by Keith CowingMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Viruses play a far more active role in Earth’s carbon cycle than previously understood, according to new research that reveals how they infect and control microbes responsible for carbon production […]