The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled the very first “mega” images of the cosmos obtained thanks to the extraordinary features and wide-field view of its LSST camera — the largest in the world. The camera took nearly two decades to build and involved hundreds of scientistsContinue Reading
The world’s largest solar telescope, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, has reached an important milestone. After almost 15 years of preparation, the German instrument for the Inouye Solar Telescope, the Visible Tunable Filtergraph (VTF), has now taken its first images. The imagingContinue Reading
The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from the James Webb Space telescope (JWST) in an area of the sky called COSMOS Web. The study marks a major milestone in extragalactic astronomy, providing unprecedented insights into the formationContinue Reading
3dotsad/iStock via Getty Images Real estate stocks soared this week after inflation data increased bets in favor of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, while the earnings season kicked off on a positive note for the markets. The stocks saw the biggest jump among all the S&P 500 sectors,Continue Reading
vchal China’s trade surplus surged to $99.05 billion in June 2024 from $69.80 billion in the same period a year earlier, surpassing market expectations of $85 billion, marking the largest trade surplus since July 2022, as exports jumped while imports unexpectedly fell. In June, China’s exports surged 8.6% year-on-year, markingContinue Reading
gorodenkoff Hedge funds’ momentum exposure is expected to decrease for the first time in six months, according to a Prime Insights & Analytics Chart Pack report. It is now in the 72nd percentile on a five-year lookback, compared to in the 91st percentile at the end of May, analysts headedContinue Reading
