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Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood 23 June 2026 10am Release ID: 2026-014 Researchers show that a galaxy’s young, tightly packed stars converted nearby gas from opaque to clear only 1.4 billion years after the big bang. Astronomers have demonstrated how one galaxy that existed when the cosmos was only 1.4 billion years old transformed the gas in and around itself: Light from its young, massive, closely clustered stars blasted through opaque, electrically neutral gas, causing it to ionize and clear. This galaxy, cataloged MXDFz4.4, lived at a time when a universal event known as the Era of Reionization was wrapping up. MXDFz4.4 is the earliest of its kind. It is the only galaxy at this distance to date that appears in a deep Hubble Space Telescope survey in a particular visible-light filter that uniquely captures the energetic light escaping from its young stars. “Hubble returned the only view that shows the galaxy’s ionizing photons — light capable of clearing the ‘fog’ in and around the galaxy,” explained Ilias Goovaerts, the first author of a new paper in the Astrophysical Journal and a postdoctoral fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. Article link: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2026/news-2026-014/ Pic Description: Detailed visible-light images from Hubble reveal that several bursts of younger stars cleared the space in and around galaxy MXDFz4.4. Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain this transition — and Hubble has provided the first example in this time period. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ilias Goovaerts (STScI), Marc Rafelski (STScI, JHU), Anton Koekemoer (STScI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy Goddard Space Center 23 June 2026 10am ID weic2612c By piercing through thick dust, new details of galaxy M82 shine through. The James Webb Space Telescope has provided an in-depth look at edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82), a prototypical starburst galaxy that is forming stars 10 times faster than our own Milky Way galaxy. This dynamic environment has previously garnered observations by many observatories, including the Hubble and retired Spitzer space telescopes. First imaged by Webb in 2024, a team of astronomers has recently revisited the scene with the telescope as part of an imaging survey, seeking to untangle the complex evolutionary history of this one-of-a-kind galaxy. Their observations reveal millions of stars and powerful outflows of gas and dust. Article link: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-pinpoints-millions-of-stars-within-cigar-galaxy/ Video link: Pic Description: Scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 and trace its evolutionary history. This Webb and Hubble composite image includes 16.5 million stars (blue-white), dust grains (red-orange), and ionized hydrogen gas (yellow). Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Pic 2 (Bottom) Description: This side-by-side comparison shows the same region of M82 as seen by Hubble (left) and Webb (right). Hubble’s visible-light view is limited because of the amount of dust within M82, which shrouds the galaxy’s details. Bright, bluish light radiating from the centre is due to star formation. A notable thick lane of dust, black in the centre and red around the edges, diagonally stretches across the scene. Thinner strands and clumps of reddish dust cover the majority of the view.

James Webb telescope finds a cosmic cloud of creation buried in the Sword of Orion By Jamie Carter 10 hours ago A new James Webb telescope snap shows off the glowing gas, sculpted jets and newborn stars lurking within the giant cosmic cloud OMC-2, located in the Sword of Orion. ... perhaps the most striking feature of the image is the network of pale, glowing streams and wave-like structures cutting through the cloud. These are created by protostar jets as they collide with the surrounding material, carving out bright ridges and shock fronts. The result is an image that looks sculpted, with curved streams of whitish gas marking how young stars shape their environment. Each jet, ridge and shadow provides clues about the movement of material through the region and helps astronomers trace how stars form and how their energy changes the surrounding cloud. Its colors and textures reveal a complex environment where gravity pulls material together, young stars ignite and energetic outflows reshape the cloud that gave rise to them. Article link: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-finds-a-cosmic-cloud-of-creation-buried-in-the-sword-of-orion-space-photo-of-the-week Video link Video Description: This video takes the viewer on a journey through space to the constellation Orion (the Hunter), a location familiar to Webb, to reveal the latest ESA/Webb Picture of the Month. This area of the sky is replete with star-forming clouds that make up a complex hundreds of light-years across. We find ourselves in the giant molecular cloud Orion A, of which the familiar Orion Nebula (also known as M42) is just a part; Webb has taken both close-up and wide-angle looks at M42 before. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, T. Megeath, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) Music: Tonelabs – The Red North (www.tonelabs.com) Pic Description: Newborn stars launch powerful jets of gas through cosmic clouds in this new scene captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, T. Megeath, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb) Acknowledgement: M . H. Özsaraç)

Here is the link to the YouTube video: CHAPTER 1: THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION The Cambrian Explosion represents one of the most abrupt changes in the entire fossil record. Below the Cambrian, some relatively simple organisms are known, but above the Cambrian, an “explosion” of complex animals appears for the first time. DARWIN’S DILEMMA begins with computer animation of some of these creatures, then tells the story of the Burgess Shale in Canada where spectacular fossils of Cambrian animals came to light in the early 20th century. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design. https://youtu.be/g-C3ifVAnrQ?is=t2dWwDoPIqddhwEH

The latest update #4 has a cross to Harold Corkern. He says the following: "In April 2026, the United States received a branch visit for the first time since 2014. The U.S. branch is unique in that we have five different complexes. We have Wallkill, Patterson, Warwick, Fishkill, and San Juan. The Governing Body decided that from now on, the United States will receive a branch visit each year focusing on one of our Bethel complexes." [Brooklyn does not get a ment ion.]

New link to video dropped recently .Here is the release information: Cambrian Explosion Remains the Gift that Keeps on Giving By David Coppedge 5 June 2026 https://scienceandculture.com/2026/06/cambrian-explosion-remains-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/ The Cambrian Explosion has been on my mind for a long time. I’ve been on the board of Illustra Media since its founding in 1997, and am proud of one of the company’s finest documentaries on intelligent design, Darwin’s Dilemma (2009). On the subject of that Cambrian classic, I have good news to share. It has been behind a paywall for 17 years — unless you speak a foreign language. Versions in German and Mandarin Chinese have been on Illustra’s YouTube channel since 2019, but English speakers could only buy the DVD or stream it. That all changed this year. The excellent full-length video, sharing much material with Stephen Meyer’s later New York Times bestselling book Darwin’s Doubt (2013), is now freely available on YouTube. And that’s not all: there are Bonus Features, too... But Wait; There’s More Another request I had been making of Lad and Jerry over years was to rescue some of the Bonus Features in their documentaries from the memory hole. Bonus Features were only available on the DVD versions. There were some real gems among them. Jerry went the extra step of uploading a key Bonus Feature from Darwin’s Dilemma: 22 questions about the Cambrian Explosion, biological information, and the positive case for intelligent design, answered by five ID leaders: Douglas Axe, Paul Nelson, Richard Sternberg, Jonathan Wells, and Stephen Meyer. It’s good to revisit the eloquence of our distinguished late colleague Dr. Jonathan Wells. These short clips, one to four minutes in length, can be very useful for sharing on social media in response to evolutionary claims. Friends of the ID movement will enjoy seeing how these ID spokesmen looked back in the day! And now, the Q&A features from Unlocking are up, too.

A heart-rending read. And this is just one (of many thousands) of sad stories.

Webb and Hubble reveal history of relic of the Milky Way galaxy’s formation 16 June 2026 Release weic2611 New research shows that Terzan 5 contains four separate generations of stars, confirming it as the prototype of a “bulge fossil fragment” Researchers have confirmed a new class of objects within our Milky Way galaxy: survivors called “bulge fossil fragments.” Terzan 5 is the prototype of these remnants of our galaxy's early formation. Billions of years ago, similar primordial clumps spread out and merged to form the Milky Way’s bulge, yet Terzan 5 remained intact until the present day. A new study that combined recent observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and data taken over 12 years from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has definitively shown that Terzan 5 experienced up to four distinct episodes of star formation, confirming that it’s not a true globular cluster. Instead, it is something much odder and rarer. The release, images and videos are available on: https://esawebb.org/news/weic2611/ TYp5dpWcy

I was visiting family when attending the RC on the weekend. I'm sure they said the speaker was from "Brooklyn Bethel". It got me thinking, is there still a "Brooklyn Bethel?" Did I miss what he just said? Or was it simply a slip of the tongue? Is it either: Wallkill, Patterson or Warwick now.... Are there visiting speakers from the residents of the 'infirm' complex?

Do we still own buildings located in Brooklyn? Or did we sell them all...?

Ai Learned How the Universe Works—and That Created an Unexpected Problem for Physicists By Gayoung Lee 11 June 2026 3:05 pm When it comes to physics, Ai seems to be as bound by prior biases as human scientists. When cosmology makes headlines, we often see fancy images of cosmic maps and supernovas. But in reality, scientists have to sift through hundreds or thousands of calculations and simulations for months or years. In an effort to reduce this burden, some scientists have turned to Ai — but, as a new study finds, the pros and cons are quite nuanced... In a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, cosmologists trained an AI neural network on simulations of ΛCDM—the standard model of cosmology (hereafter the standard model). Then, the team tested whether this pre-training would help or hurt the AI’s subsequent investigations into other outstanding problems in cosmology and astrophysics. Although the AI did show some promise, it developed biases that ended up being detrimental to finding new physics. [ED: Another reminder of how little we know. These 'best calculated guesses' still have no answers...] Article link: https://gizmodo.com/ai-learned-how-the-universe-works-and-that-created-an-unexpected-problem-for-physicists-2000770643

ED: I am constantly reminded how little humans know. Yet, there are some humans who are convinced that complex processes - so sophisticated our best scientists are unable to resolve what they see - are convinced this all happened by chance and accident. Yet how would a plant survive for millenniums, waiting till this system eventually worked??? Enjoy the science. Ignore the false claims How do Venus flytraps work? New study sheds light on cellular mechanisms By Ellen Phiddian Thu 11 Jun. ABC (Australia) Science "This raises the intriguing possibility that complex systems that have evolved to maintain cellular functions may have been further deployed in the evolution of complex systems to trap prey," she said. Article link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-06-12/cellular-mechanism-behind-a-venus-flytrap-s-super-fast-snap/106785362

I partnered with a brother doing door-to-door last weekend. He is 98. I worked hard to keep up... It was 29C (84f) here in Honolulu. I still struggle with the humidity! RC this weekend. 1135 in attendance today. I counted 6 getting baptised.

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’ Release date: 10 June 2026 10am; ID: 2026-119 Many of the scattered pieces of the little red dot puzzle are coming together. Since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, astronomers have been making steady progress in solving the mystery of these small, red objects that populate the early universe. By combining the power of Webb with a natural “telescope,” a team of scientists recently obtained the deepest spectrum to date of a little red dot. Referred to as GLIMPSE-17775, this compact red source’s abundant spectral lines provide multiple lines of evidence that converge to support the black hole star scenario: Little red dots are black holes enshrouded by cocoons of hot dense gas. Article link: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-finds-strongest-evidence-yet-for-black-hole-stars/ More science: https://esawebb.org/news/weic2610/ Pic Description: While the primary purpose of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of galaxy cluster Abell S1063 was to look for a certain population of stars, scientists obtained a detailed spectrum of GLIMPSE-17775 from the dataset. This little red dot is located behind Abell S1063. Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Vasily Kokorev (UT Austin); Image Processing: Al yssa Pagan (STScI)

Is it working, Richard? Any problems that I should be aware of? Did you run it from the Windows version? It is time that I sync and backup again...