A thousand colors, one galaxy: Astronomers reveal a cosmic masterpiece

Astronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor Galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), they observed this nearby galaxy in thousands of colors simultaneously. By capturing vast amounts of data at every single location, they created a galaxy-wide snapshot of the…

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Massive thread of hot gas found linking galaxies — and it’s 10 times the mass of the Milky Way

Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the Universe’s ‘missing’ matter, addressing a decades-long mystery. The astronomers used the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and JAXA’s Suzaku X-ray space telescopes to make the discovery. Over one-third…

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Major US healthcare data provider hit by data breach – over 5 million patients affected, here’s what we know

Episource confirms cyberattack with patient data stolen The theft happened in late January 2025, and includes policy and MedicAid information Customers are urged to remain vigilant American healthcare data giant Episource has confirmed suffering a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive data on more than five million people. In a data breach notification published on…

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