Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, which is located about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Serpens.



The Eagle Nebula is one of the most iconic star-forming regions in our galaxy.&nbsp;It’s a vast cloud of gas and dust stretching roughly 70 light-years across.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pillars-of-creation-nbsp">Pillars of Creation&nbsp;</h2>



What makes it especially famous is a portion of the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/six-rogue-worlds-discovered-inside-a-young-star-forming-nebula/">nebula</a> captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 - an area called the "Pillars of Creation."&nbsp;



Some of these towering columns of gas are several light-years tall. The towers resemble sculpted fingers reaching out into space. Inside these pillars, new <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/serpens-nebula-image-reveals-how-stars-are-born/">stars</a> are being born as gravity pulls material together into dense cores that eventually ignite nuclear fusion.



The Pillars of Creation are often cited as a poetic example of the cosmic cycle of birth and destruction - where new stars are born even as the surrounding material is slowly destroyed by radiation.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hubble-image-of-the-eagle-nebula-nbsp">Hubble image of the Eagle Nebula&nbsp;</h2>



“This towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust might only be a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, but it is no less majestic in appearance for it,” said <a href="https://esahubble.org/images/heic2507a/">ESA</a>.



“The new Hubble image is part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations. The cosmic cloud shown here is made of cold hydrogen gas, like the rest of the Eagle Nebula. In such regions of space new stars are born among the collapsing clouds.”&nbsp;



The hot, energetic stars emit intense ultraviolet light and powerful stellar winds that erode and sculpt the surrounding gas. The result is the creation of fantastical structures - like the narrow pillar with a blossoming head featured in the Hubble image.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-light-and-shadow-in-the-eagle-nebula">Light and shadow in the Eagle Nebula</h2>



The thick material in the pillar blocks most light, appearing dark and heavy against the backdrop. However, its edges glow where light from the more distant nebula shines through.&nbsp;



The striking colors reflect the chemistry and physics at play: blues signal ionized oxygen, reds indicate glowing hydrogen, and orange shows where starlight has managed to pierce the dust.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-structure-under-siege">A structure under siege</h2>



Just out of frame lie the very stars responsible for shaping this dramatic pillar. Their radiation and winds continue to batter the cloud, compressing the gas and potentially triggering the birth of even more stars within.



For now, the pillar holds firm, but this stability is temporary. Over time, the relentless energy from newly formed <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/fluffy-molecular-clouds-may-change-our-understanding-of-star-formation/">stars</a> will eventually erode the entire structure.



“While the starry pillar has withstood these forces well so far, cutting an impressive shape against the background, eventually it will be totally eroded by the multitude of new stars that form in the Eagle Nebula,” explained ESA.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-life-cycle-of-the-milky-way">Life cycle of the Milky Way</h2>



The nebula’s location in the Sagittarius Arm - one of the Milky Way’s major spiral arms - places it in a zone bustling with similar star-forming regions. This highlights the role of the Eagle Nebula in shaping the structure and the future of our galaxy.



Studies of the Eagle Nebula have revealed that the region is rich in young, hot stars - some of which are only a few million years old. These stars are in various stages of development, providing a natural laboratory for astronomers to study stellar life cycles.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-evolution-of-the-eagle-nebula-nbsp">Evolution of the Eagle Nebula&nbsp;</h2>



Within the Eagle Nebula, there is a variety of stellar processes occurring in close proximity. Some stars are still forming within dense clouds of gas, while others have already matured and begun to emit powerful ultraviolet radiation.&nbsp;



The ongoing interaction between <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/star-formation-reignited-in-the-galaxy-leo-p-after-billions-of-years/">young stars</a> and their environment drives the evolution of the nebula itself.&nbsp;



As newly formed stars heat and disperse the gas and dust around them, they trigger further waves of star formation - or in some cases, halt it altogether.&nbsp;



This feedback loop not only influences the pace of star birth in the Eagle Nebula but also contributes to the broader life cycle of matter within the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/milky-way-collision-may-change-everything-we-know-about-our-galaxy/">Milky Way</a>, enriching the galaxy with heavier elements forged in stellar cores.



Image Credit: ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, K. Noll



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Eagle Nebula: Carving light from darkness

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency...

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features a satellite view of smoke from fires burning in Manitoba, Canada on July 9, 2025.&nbsp;



Manitoba is facing its most severe <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/wildfire-seasons-are-now-overlapping-worldwide/">wildfire season</a> on record - driven by extreme heat, drought, and strong winds.



By mid‑May, five fires in Manitoba were already classified as out of control, including one north of Whiteshell Provincial Park that rapidly consumed more than 100,000 hectares.



A record‑breaking heat wave around May 13, which was the hottest day Winnipeg has seen in 125 years, further accelerated the spread of the fires.



“Large fires have burned in Canada’s Manitoba province since May 2025, but the intensity of activity escalated in July,” noted <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154531/manitoba-burning">NASA</a>. 



“The province’s wildfire service reported 98 active fires burning on July 8, including 16 that were listed as out of control across the northern, western, and eastern parts of the province.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-smoke-plumes-are-shifting-directions-nbsp">Smoke plumes are shifting directions&nbsp;</h2>



The fires have blown across vast swaths of northern Manitoba, at times closing in on urban centers like Flin Flon and The Pas. 



Dense smoke rendered aerial firefighting efforts dangerous or impossible, forcing firefighting crews to focus on protecting lives and infrastructure from the ground. 



Smoke plumes drifted south into the U.S. Upper Midwest, degrading <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/wildfires-are-changing-the-quality-of-our-air/">air quality</a> in states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, where conditions reached unhealthy levels and outdoor activities were limited.



“At the time the image was acquired, dense smoke plumes from several of the largest fires streamed north; however, satellites have often observed plumes from Manitoba’s fires blowing east in recent weeks and months,” noted NASA.



Persistent smoke has caused air alert levels to spike across North America. A growing collection of research links <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/climate-change-is-making-wildfire-smoke-more-deadly/">wildfire smoke exposure</a> to long‑term health risks.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-escalating-fire-crisis-in-manitoba-nbsp">Escalating fire crisis in Manitoba&nbsp;</h2>



“As of July 9, fires in 2025 had charred 4.8 million hectares across Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. That’s an area about twice the size of New Jersey and nearly four times the 25-year average,” said NASA.



“Manitoba accounted for about 1 million hectares of burned area, about 20 times more than at the same point in 2024 and 13 times more than the 25-year average.”



Despite brief relief from cooler weather and scattered rain, officials caution that full containment of the fires remains a long way off. The threat of flare-ups grows as temperatures continue to rise.



Authorities in Manitoba have emphasized the importance of fire‑smart behavior and compliance with restrictions in what continues to unfold as a historic wildfire emergency.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-remote-communities-face-greater-risks">Remote communities face greater risks</h2>



First Nations communities have been hit especially hard by Manitoba’s wildfire crisis. Many of these communities are located in remote areas with limited road access, which complicates evacuation efforts and delays emergency response.&nbsp;



Critical firefighting infrastructure - such as water tanks, hoses, and trained personnel - is often lacking. In some cases, airstrips are too small to accommodate large aircraft needed for evacuations or supply drops.



These challenges stem from long-standing systemic inequities. Chronic underfunding of infrastructure, healthcare, housing, and emergency services has left many Indigenous communities more vulnerable to climate-related disasters.&nbsp;



When <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/fast-wildfires-are-gaining-even-more-speed/">wildfires</a> strike, the impacts on these remote communities are often more severe and long-lasting.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-rise-of-extreme-fire-seasons">The rise of extreme fire seasons</h2>



Climate change is intensifying wildfire activity across Canada and beyond. Rising global temperatures have led to longer and more severe fire seasons, as warmer air draws more moisture from vegetation and soil, leaving forests drier and more flammable.&nbsp;



In Manitoba, an early onset of heat and persistent drought created ideal conditions for ignition and rapid spread - conditions that are becoming increasingly common in a warming world.



In addition to fueling drier landscapes, climate change has altered atmospheric patterns that influence fire behavior. Shifts in jet streams and the frequency of high-pressure systems can trap <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/extreme-heat-is-pushing-parts-of-earth-beyond-human-survival/">heat</a> over regions for prolonged periods.&nbsp;



These effects compound the risks, turning what might once have been manageable fire seasons into widespread and persistent emergencies.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-future-with-more-megafires">A future with more megafires </h2>



While wildfires are a natural part of many ecosystems, the scale and intensity now being observed point to a system pushed beyond historical norms.&nbsp;



Experts warn that without major cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, Canada will face more frequent megafires - especially in fire-prone provinces like Manitoba. 



These escalating fires are expected to bring greater health risks from smoke and increasing strain on emergency response systems.



The image was captured on July 9, 2025 by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.



Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory&nbsp;



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From drought to disaster: Manitoba’s fire crisis escalates

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features...

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a stunning reflection nebula known as GN 04.32.8 in the constellation Taurus.



Reflection nebulae are cosmic clouds of fine dust that become visible not by producing their own light, but by reflecting the light of nearby stars.&nbsp;



Unlike emission <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/six-rogue-worlds-discovered-inside-a-young-star-forming-nebula/">nebulae</a>, which glow due to ionized gases radiating light, reflection nebulae shine more subtly.&nbsp;



The light from nearby stars strikes the dust particles within the cloud and scatters in many directions - especially shorter, bluer wavelengths. This scattering effect, similar to the way Earth’s sky appears blue, often gives reflection nebulae their characteristic bluish hue.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-taurus-molecular-cloud">The Taurus Molecular Cloud</h2>



“GN 04.32.8 is a small part of the stellar nursery known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud. At only roughly 480 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus, it's one of the best locations for studying newly forming stars,” noted <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images">ESA</a>.



The Taurus Molecular Cloud is one of the closest and most extensively studied regions for low-mass star formation.&nbsp;



Unlike larger star-forming regions like <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/orion-nebula-destroys-an-oceans-worth-of-water-every-month/">Orion</a> that produce many high-mass stars, the Taurus Molecular Cloud is dominated by the formation of Sun-like and smaller stars, making it a prime analog for understanding the conditions that led to the birth of our own solar system.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-energetic-stars-in-the-constellation-taurus-nbsp">Energetic stars in the constellation Taurus&nbsp;</h2>



“This reflection nebula is illuminated by the system of three bright stars in the center of this image, mainly the variable star V1025 Tauri in the very center," ESA noted. 



“One of those stars overlaps with part of the nebula: this is another variable star that is named HP Tauri, but is classified as a T Tauri star, for its similarity to yet another variable star elsewhere in the Taurus Molecular Complex.”&nbsp;



T Tauri stars are young, energetic stars in the earliest stages of stellar evolution, just beginning their journey toward becoming stable main sequence stars like our <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/discovery-sun-like-stars-with-secret-companions/">Sun</a>.&nbsp;



These stars are highly variable, often exhibiting strong stellar winds and flares as they settle into equilibrium. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-dynamic-star-system">A dynamic star system</h2>



In this case, the trio of T Tauri stars - named HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3 - are believed to be gravitationally bound, forming a dynamic triple star system.



“Eagle-eyed viewers might notice the small, squashed, orange spot, just left of center below the clouds of the nebula, that’s crossed by a dark line. This is a newly-formed protostar, hidden in a <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/planet-forming-disks-surrounding-stars-often-last-much-longer-than-expected/">protoplanetary disc</a> that obstructs some of its light,” explained ESA.



“Because the disc is edge-on to us, it’s an ideal candidate for study. Astronomers are using Hubble here to examine it closely, seeking to learn about the kinds of exoplanets that might be formed in discs like it.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-light-of-hot-young-stars">The light of hot, young stars</h2>



Reflection nebulae are usually found in regions where new <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/10-billion-white-dwarf-stars-in-milky-way-galaxy-might-have-habitable-planets/">stars</a> are forming, often near or within dense molecular clouds.&nbsp;



Some reflection nebulae can span light-years across and serve as markers of stellar nurseries - places where future generations of stars are taking shape.



Reflection nebulae offer astronomers a valuable glimpse into the structure and composition of the interstellar medium and help trace the life cycles of stars from birth to maturity.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-examples-of-reflection-nebulae-nbsp">Examples of reflection nebulae&nbsp;</h2>



One well-known example is the reflection nebula surrounding the Pleiades star cluster, also called the Seven Sisters.&nbsp;



The Iris Nebula, located in the constellation Cepheus about 1,300 light-years from Earth, is a striking reflection nebula illuminated by the young star SAO 19158.



This nebula is a popular target for astrophotographers due to its vivid colors and intricate structure.



Found about 1,600 light-years away, M78 is the brightest reflection nebula in the Orion constellation and one of the easiest to observe with amateur telescopes. It’s illuminated by two young stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B.&nbsp;



M78 is part of a larger complex of gas and dust that includes many other star-forming regions within the Orion Molecular Cloud.



Image Credit: ESA&nbsp;



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Young stars illuminate the constellation Taurus 

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features a large phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Maine.



The image was captured on June 21, 2025, by the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) on NASA’s PACE satellite.&nbsp;



“In summer 2025, waters in the Gulf of Maine popped with vivid swirls of blue and green. The cause was a massive bloom of phytoplankton - microscopic plant-like organisms that often float near the ocean surface,” noted <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154472/a-booming-bloom-returns-to-the-gulf-of-maine">NASA</a>.



“Scientists say it was one of the largest blooms of its kind to show up in the Gulf’s waters in recent years.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bloom-in-the-gulf-of-maine">Bloom in the Gulf of Maine </h2>



Catherine Mitchell is a satellite oceanographer at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. She noted that the Gulf of Maine bloom contained coccolithophores, a type of <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/tiny-phytoplankton-that-feed-ocean-life-are-rapidly-disappearing/">phytoplankton</a> that makes the water appear milky blue.



“The tiny organisms, along with other types of phytoplankton, including diatoms that bloom here in spring, lie at the base of the marine food web,” explained NASA.



“Their presence - or absence - in Gulf of Maine waters can affect the entire ecosystem, from finfish to shellfish, and the region’s fisheries that depend on them.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-shifting-conditions-and-plankton-communities-nbsp">Shifting conditions and plankton communities&nbsp;</h2>



Mitchell said that coccolithophore blooms like this one became less common in the Gulf’s waters starting around 2010. But in recent years, they’ve started to come back.&nbsp;



Scientists have also seen more dinoflagellates (a type of phytoplankton that move with tiny tails) and an overall drop in phytoplankton productivity over the past few decades.



These changes in plankton are linked to shifting ocean conditions. For instance, heavy rainfall from 2006 to 2009 made the Gulf’s waters fresher. Then, starting in 2008, <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/invisible-forest-of-phytoplankton-thrives-in-a-warming-climate/">warm water</a> from deep in the North Atlantic began heating the Gulf from the bottom up.&nbsp;



However, by spring 2025, bottom-water temperatures were cooler than they’ve been in 20 years.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ongoing-research-efforts">Ongoing research efforts</h2>



“The relationship between these changing water conditions and phytoplankton communities in the gulf remains unclear, but ongoing research could begin to provide some answers,” noted NASA.



“In fact, Mitchell and colleagues scrutinized this PACE image just days before heading out on a research expedition to study the bloom and other ocean properties up close. The cruise, the third so far this year, offers scientists the chance to validate ocean color data collected by PACE with real-world ocean samples.”



Mitchell pointed out that a major benefit of the PACE satellite is its ability to “see the rainbow,” which makes it easier for scientists to distinguish between groups of phytoplankton.



“With our continuing field measurements, we will validate ocean color observations from PACE, enabling satellite observations in the Gulf of Maine and supporting the region’s fisheries and aquaculture industries.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-vital-signs-of-ocean-health">Vital signs of ocean health</h2>



<a href="https://www.earth.com/news/dust-from-africa-sparked-a-massive-phytoplankton-bloom/">Phytoplankton blooms</a> like the one captured in the Gulf of Maine are vital signs of ocean health. These microscopic organisms form the foundation of marine food webs, feeding everything from tiny zooplankton to large fish, whales, and seabirds.&nbsp;



When conditions are right - such as warm temperatures, abundant sunlight, and available nutrients - phytoplankton populations can grow rapidly, creating colorful blooms that are visible from space.



The Gulf of Maine is particularly sensitive to environmental change. Located at the intersection of cold northern currents and warmer waters from the south, it’s a dynamic ecosystem where small shifts in temperature or salinity can have outsized effects.&nbsp;



This region is also one of the fastest-warming ocean areas on the planet, with <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/ocean-temperatures-are-rising-faster-than-expected-and-likely-to-accelerate/">temperatures</a> rising more than three times the global ocean average in some years.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-forecasting-changes-with-ocean-monitoring-nbsp">Forecasting changes with ocean monitoring&nbsp;</h2>



Changes in water temperature and salinity have ripple effects across the food chain. Warmer waters can favor certain types of phytoplankton over others, shifting the balance of species in ways that affect what fish and shellfish are available to predators - and to the region’s fisheries.&nbsp;



For example, coccolithophores may thrive in clearer, warmer waters, while traditional spring-blooming diatoms do better in colder, more nutrient-rich conditions.



Long-term monitoring is essential to understand and predict these shifts. Satellites like PACE provide a global view of ocean color, which reflects the presence and composition of phytoplankton.&nbsp;



By combining these observations with ship-based sampling, scientists can get a more complete picture of how plankton communities are evolving and how that affects everything from carbon cycling to fisheries sustainability.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-warming-in-the-gulf-of-maine-nbsp">Warming in the Gulf of Maine&nbsp;</h2>



The Gulf’s warming trend has already caused noticeable ecological changes. Some species of fish have moved farther north or into deeper waters in search of cooler temperatures.&nbsp;



Lobsters, a key commercial species, have shifted their range as well. Meanwhile, harmful <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/green-algae-in-lake-erie-may-be-hiding-toxic-deadly-compounds/">algal blooms</a> - caused by certain types of phytoplankton - have become more frequent in some parts of the Gulf, threatening shellfish harvests and public health.



Scientists are working to better predict how blooms will respond to future climate conditions.&nbsp;



Understanding which species are likely to dominate under warmer, fresher, or more acidic conditions can help predict changes in fish stocks, shellfish safety, and ecosystem stability.&nbsp;



This kind of forecasting is especially important in the Gulf of Maine, where marine resources are closely tied to local economies.



Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory&nbsp;



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Giant bloom in the Gulf of Maine signals change

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Cat's Paw Nebula - a massive, active star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. Also known as NGC 6334, the nebula is located about 4,000 light-years away from Earth.



The nebula’s name comes from its appearance. When viewed in visible or infrared light, it resembles a cat’s paw with bright lobes that look like giant toe beans.



“To celebrate the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region,” said <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images">ESA</a>.



“This area is of great interest to scientists, having been subject to previous study by NASA/ESA’s Hubble and retired NASA Spitzer Space telescopes, as they seek to understand the multiple steps required for a turbulent molecular cloud to transition to stars.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-activity-in-the-cat-s-paw-nebula-nbsp">Activity in the Cat’s Paw Nebula&nbsp;</h2>



The Cat’s Paw Nebula is a <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/80-million-pixels-reveal-the-brilliance-of-a-star-cluster/">stellar nursery</a>, teeming with young, hot stars that are still forming from clouds of gas and dust. It spans roughly 50 light-years across and glows red, primarily due to the presence of ionized hydrogen gas illuminated by ultraviolet radiation from the newborn stars.&nbsp;



Much of the star formation remains hidden in visible light because of dense dust clouds, but observations in infrared and radio wavelengths have revealed an incredible amount of ongoing activity beneath the surface.



NGC 6334 is particularly rich in massive <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/planet-forming-disks-surrounding-stars-often-last-much-longer-than-expected/">stars</a>, including some that are over ten times the mass of the Sun.&nbsp;



Because of this, it's often used by astronomers to study the early stages of high-mass star formation, which are less understood than the processes that form lower-mass stars.&nbsp;



The region is also home to a number of protostars and clusters still wrapped in dusty cocoons, making it a dynamic and evolving part of our galaxy.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-new-details-in-the-cat-s-paw-nebula-nbsp">New details in the Cat’s Paw Nebula&nbsp;</h2>



“With its near-infrared capabilities and sharp resolution, the telescope 'clawed' back a portion of a singular 'toe bean,' revealing a subset of mini toe bean-reminiscent structures composed of gas, dust, and young stars,” noted ESA.



“Webb’s view reveals a chaotic scene still in development: massive young stars are carving away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow represented in blue.”&nbsp;



Although only recently recognized in modern astronomy, the Cat’s Paw Nebula has become iconic - not just for its curious shape, but also for the insight it offers into how massive stars form in the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/milky-ways-thin-disk-is-billions-of-years-older-than-we-thought/">Milky Way</a>.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-constellation-scorpius-nbsp">The constellation Scorpius&nbsp;</h2>



Scorpius is one of the most striking constellations in the night sky, especially visible during the summer months in the Southern Hemisphere and lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.&nbsp;



Its shape is unusually recognizable, forming a long, curving line that resembles a scorpion with a curled tail and extended claws.&nbsp;



In mythology, Scorpius is often associated with the story of Orion, the great hunter. According to one version of the myth, Orion boasted that he could kill all the animals on Earth, which angered the goddess Artemis. To punish him, she sent a giant scorpion to defeat him.&nbsp;



After a fierce battle, both <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/our-solar-system-once-drifted-through-orions-star-forming-region/">Orion</a> and the scorpion were placed among the stars on opposite sides of the sky. To this day, Orion sets as Scorpius rises, as if the hunter is still fleeing from the celestial scorpion.



Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is a red supergiant whose name means "rival of Mars" due to its reddish hue and brightness. Antares serves as the scorpion's heart and is one of the most prominent stars in the night sky.&nbsp;



Because Scorpius lies along the plane of the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/cosmic-map-reveals-that-the-milky-ways-dust-has-very-unusual-properties/">Milky Way</a>, it is filled with dense star fields and deep-sky objects. This part of the sky is exceptionally rich in detail, offering a glimpse into the crowded heart of our galaxy.



Image Credit: ESA



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Webb reveals the Cat's Paw Nebula in stunning detail

Many rocky planets from beyond our solar system glow with volcanic scars, yet their crusts sit frozen in place, locked together like a single giant shield. Is it possible that these planets host conditions that would be friendly to life?



<a href="https://planets.stanford.edu/people/matthew-reinhold" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matthew Reinhold</a>, a doctoral researcher, and <a href="https://sustainability.stanford.edu/people/laura-schaefer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Laura Schaefer</a>, an assistant professor at Stanford University, created detailed computer models showing that such static‑crust planets, which they call Ignan Earths, can still nurture liquid water, mild air, and potentially thriving ecosystems.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-planets-need-to-lose-heat">Planets need to lose heat</h2>



Earth regulates temperature partly through <a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/inside.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plate tectonics</a>. This involves the slow rafting of rigid lithospheric slabs over the mobile asthenosphere, a motion driven by <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/earths-mantle-chemistry-has-remained-stable-for-billions-of-years/">mantle convection</a>. 



Moving plates recycle carbon, build mountains, open ocean basins, and refresh the seafloor, continually giving life new niches and chemical feedstocks.



Without that conveyor belt, heat must still escape, or a planet risks turning into a pressure‑cooked Io where lava fountains blanket the ground. 



<a href="https://www.earth.com/news/microbial-life-may-exist-on-one-of-jupiters-moons/">Jupiter’s</a> volcanic moon, <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/io/">Io</a>, loses roughly 1.5 watts of heat per square yard, about twenty times Earth’s average output.



Reinhold and Schaefer explored planetary interiors that pump out between 1 and 15 watts per square yard. This is well below Io’s extreme, yet well above <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-simulate-what-the-first-days-of-early-earth-were-really-like-after-it-formed/">Earth</a>’s gentle glow.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ignan-earths-may-favor-life">Ignan Earths may favor life</h2>



Their models indicate that the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/how-earths-mantle-shapes-surface-topography/">mantle</a> of an Ignan Earth remains mostly solid, so globe‑spanning lava oceans are not inevitable or even likely. 



Instead, on these <a href="https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/jt673zb0893" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">types of planets</a>, magma threads upward through narrow conduits in a process called heat‑pipe tectonics. The process carries energy and gases to the surface while leaving the crust largely intact.



Surprisingly, simulated surface temperatures stayed under 185°F (85°C), even when interior heat rose an order of magnitude above Earth’s. 



Efficient atmospheric feedbacks kept the climate within a stable range by balancing volcanic outgassing with rapid chemical weathering.



That range overlaps the “<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259264907_A_cool_early_Earth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cool early Earth</a>” window revealed by 4.4 billion‑year‑old zircons. This evidence points to liquid seas and temperate air long before modern continents formed and photosynthesis began.



In other words, a fiery heart does not doom a planet to lifelessness. It may mimic the balmy warmth that our own world enjoyed while life gained its first biochemical foothold.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-internal-heating-on-ignan-earths">Internal heating on Ignan Earths</h2>



Heat‑pipe tectonics vents gases continually, replacing the sporadic eruptions that are familiar on a plate‑bearing world with a ceaseless planetary simmer. 



The researchers’ simulations show <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/webb-captures-first-direct-image-of-co2-outside-our-solar-system-hr-8799/">carbon dioxide</a> bubbling out through thousands of mini‑volcanoes, yet rainfall and rock weathering lock much of that gas away within newly formed basalts.



That exchange forms a vertical version of the <a href="https://personal.ems.psu.edu/~jfk4/PersonalPage/ResInt2.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">carbonate‑silicate cycle</a>, a global thermostat that balances greenhouse warming against chemical drawdown, and keeps oceans from evaporating.



“We find that Earth‑mass planets with internal heating fluxes below 15 W m⁻² produce average surface temperatures that Earth has experienced in its past, below 30°C (86°F),” noted Reinhold. 



At higher heat loads, the thermostat still holds, never pushing oceans to a boil or stripping a planet of habitability.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-feedbacks-keep-climate-friendly-for-life">Feedbacks keep climate friendly for life</h2>



Atmospheric models linked to the interior calculations revealed negative feedbacks almost identical to those on Earth, despite the lack of sliding plates. 



As volcanic outgassing raises carbon dioxide levels, weathering rates accelerate, scrubbing the air and lowering temperatures until equilibrium returns.



If a planet edges toward the <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.11149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">runaway greenhouse limit</a>, added heat expands the atmosphere, thickening cloud decks that bounce sunlight back into space and slow further warming. 



The team’s hottest test cases stayed safely below one‑twentieth of that threshold, keeping average seas from surpassing 212°F (100°C), a conservative benchmark for surface sterilization.



Even tidal heating scenarios, such as a planet locked in a close dance with a <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/planets-orbiting-red-dwarf-stars-may-not-be-habitable-ultraviolet-uv-radiation/">red dwarf</a>, left room for clement oceans and long‑term climate stability. 



This suggests that synchronous rotation and internal heat from tidal forces don’t automatically preclude a planet from hosting life-friendly environments.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-why-ignan-earths-matter">Why Ignan Earths matter</h2>



Almost one‑third of rocky exoplanets discovered so far orbit stars in zones where tidal forces or radioactivity can supercharge their interiors, producing heat budgets similar to those on Ignan Earths. 



Traditional habitability filters often dismissed these planets, assuming static lids meant sterile magma deserts with no recycling of nutrients.



The Stanford study widens the pool of targets for observatories like JWST, ELT, and the upcoming <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/habitable-worlds-observatory/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Habitable Worlds Observatory</a>, all of which can sniff atmospheric chemistry from light‑years away. 



Future spectra that catch volcanic gases alongside water vapor could hint at continents weathering out of fresh basalt. This would potentially signal vertical recycling that distinguishes Ignan Earths from stagnant, Venus‑like planets.



If Ignan Earths prove common, they may resemble our <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/astronomers-announce-evidence-suggesting-that-our-solar-system-has-nine-planets-again/">planet</a> during the Hadean, when a young Sun shone dimmer yet internal fires burned brighter and chemistry set the stage for biology. 



Such parallels could mean that life on planets elsewhere begins not in calm, stable conditions but in heat-driven chaos that gradually cools into habitability.



The study is published in the <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JE008029" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets</a>.



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Many rocky planets from beyond our solar system glow with...

Eighty‑three years after a torpedo tore it away, the 150‑foot steel bow of USS New Orleans reappeared, this time as pixels on sonar and video, sitting about 2,215 feet down in the <a href="https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/oer-updates/2025/iron-bottom-sound.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound.</a>



The heavy cruiser lost nearly one‑third of her hull and 182 sailors during the November 1942 <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/guadalcanal/battle-of-tassafaronga.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Battle of Tassafaronga</a>, yet damage‑control teams braced the jagged wound with coconut logs and steered the ship home in reverse to Puget Sound for <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/giant-copper-deposits-in-tibet-are-fueled-by-an-ancient-tectonic-collision/">repairs</a>.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-bow-lost-for-eight-decades">A bow lost for eight decades</h2>



“This imagery was viewed in real time by hundreds of experts around the world, who all worked together to make a positive identification of the findings. The discovery highlights the power of having multiple scientists and <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/archaeologists-find-hallucinogenic-seeds-in-ancient-bones-black-henbane/">technologies</a> work together to achieve a common goal,” said <a href="https://nautiluslive.org/people/daniel-wagner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Daniel Wagner</a>, chief scientist with <a href="https://nautiluslive.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ocean Exploration Trust</a>.



“By all rights, this ship should have sunk,” retired <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/leadership/director.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox</a>. Japanese “<a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/april/massive-torpedo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Long Lance</a>” torpedoes struck after midnight, detonating forward magazines and shearing off turrets one and two.



With steering gone and compartments flooding, electricians jury‑rigged power, sailors shoved timber through shattered frames, and the crippled vessel crawled into <a href="https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/127930/Tulagi-Harbor.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tulagi Harbor</a> before the makeshift bow fell apart.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-uss-new-orleans-wreck-site">USS New Orleans wreck site</h2>



Five night battles raged here between August and December 1942, claiming 20,000 lives, 111 naval vessels, and 1,450 aircraft from Allied and Japanese forces.



Most wrecks rest inside a corridor only 25 nautical miles wide, turning the sound into a condensed <a href="https://www.deeperblue.com/lost-bow-of-uss-new-orleans-found-in-depths-of-iron-bottom-sound/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">graveyard</a> of steel and sacrifice.



So far just 30 of those wartime hulks have been located, leaving dozens more for future surveys and the families who still wait for closure.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-robots-share-the-workload">How robots share the workload</h2>



Discovery began with <a href="https://nautiluslive.org/tech/usv-drix" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USV DriX</a>, a 25‑foot uncrewed surface vessel developed by <a href="https://www.exail.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Exail</a> and operated by the <a href="https://www.unh.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of New Hampshire</a>.



Running pre‑programmed lawn‑mower lines, DriX beamed high‑resolution seafloor mosaics back to <a href="https://nautiluslive.org/tech/ev-nautilus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">E/V Nautilus</a>, where pilots dispatched Hercules, a tethered remote‑operated vehicle, to inspect an intriguing 150‑foot shadow the sonar had painted.



“NOAA Ocean Exploration’s mission is to explore the ocean for America’s benefit,” said <a href="https://gulfcoast23.oceansconference.org/bill-mowitt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Captain William Mowitt</a>, acting director of <a href="https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NOAA Ocean Exploration</a>, adding that pairing DriX with deep‑diving ROVs “has the potential to reshape our understanding of what lies in the deep ocean.”



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-inside-the-drix-toolbox">Inside the drix toolbox</h2>



A carbon‑Kevlar composite hull lets the craft slice waves at 13 knots while weighing only 1.4 tons, light enough for a single point lift.



Seven‑day endurance at 7 knots means the boat can map while the crew sleeps, delivering coverage impossible for a conventional ship and burning a fraction of the fuel.



Twin <a href="https://geo-matching.com/products/em-712-2-x-2-degree-multibeam-echo-sounder" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EM‑712</a> and <a href="https://www.kongsberg.com/discovery/seafloor-mapping/em/EM2040-Mk2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EM‑2040</a> multibeam sonar units sweep frequencies from 40 kHz to 400 kHz, detailing contours from tidal flats out to 1,600 feet, while an <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/ek80-adaptive-logger" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EK‑80 fisheries</a> echosounder tracks mid‑water life that often crowds wreck sites.



Real‑time kinematic GPS, lidar, and long‑range marine broadband radios stitch the <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/ancient-mantle-plume-created-a-60-million-year-volcanic-trail-from-iceland-to-ireland/">surface</a> plot to ROV video, so historians can consult, annotate, and archive images as they stream ashore.



The team’s approach, pairing autonomous surface vessels like DriX with real-time feedback from ROVs, could be applied to other unexplored maritime graveyards around the world.



From the Arctic to the <a href="https://coral.org/en/where-we-work/coral-triangle/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Coral Triangle</a>, wreck sites hold historical and ecological significance that often go unstudied because of depth, cost, or geopolitical sensitivity.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-honoring-uss-new-orleans-crew">Honoring USS New Orleans crew</h2>



Cox called the find “an opportunity to remember the sacrifice of this valiant crew, even on one of the worst nights in U.S. Navy history,” underscoring that exploration is as much about people as hardware.



Telepresence let descendants in Louisiana, naval architects in Japan, and students in Australia witness the anchor still stamped “Navy Yard” on live video, knitting a dispersed community around a single rusted artifact.



Archaeologists photographed but did not disturb the site, treating it as a war grave and deep‑sea reef now colonized by <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/rocks-reveal-the-turning-point-when-oxygen-changed-earth-forever/">corals</a>, anemones, and basket stars.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-wrecks-near-uss-new-orleans-nbsp">More wrecks near USS New Orleans&nbsp;</h2>



DriX will continue to grid the 1,400‑foot‑deep basins of Iron Bottom Sound through mid‑July, queuing new ROV dives for wrecks long rumored but never confirmed.



Each stitched mosaic whittles down the unknown, proving that small autonomous craft and human curiosity can retrieve lost chapters of history, one sonar ping at a time.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-why-these-finds-still-matter">Why these finds still matter</h2>



Shipwrecks like USS New Orleans serve as underwater time capsules that link global history with modern identity. They’re not just remnants of war, they’re markers of engineering, courage, and diplomacy that shaped the present.



Their rediscovery helps nations reconcile with shared pasts, especially in regions like the South Pacific where legacy and loss are deeply intertwined. 



These missions renew collective memory and allow younger generations to engage with stories often left out of textbooks.



Click here to see more images of this <a href="https://nautiluslive.org/album/2025/07/08/first-photos-uss-new-orleans-bow-80-years" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">historic discovery of the USS New Orleans</a>.



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USS New Orleans bow found 83 years after it was sunk by a torpedo in World War II

Eighty‑three years after a torpedo tore it away, the 150‑foot...

Today's flagship processor packs more than 100 billion transistors, yet <a href="https://lab.semi.ac.cn/library/upload/files/2023/2/acf548c67ad377a9.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">squeezing</a> them any closer is turning design into a wrestling match with quantum physics. 



As the footprints of silicon switches approach the dimensions of a few dozen atoms, stray electrons tunnel across barriers that once looked rock‑solid, wasting power and scrambling <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/quantum-material-could-make-computers-1000-times-faster/">signals</a>.



Physicists are asking whether that unruly behavior can be steered instead of suppressed, and a new study from the University of California, Riverside (<a href="https://www.ucr.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UCR</a>), claims the answer is yes. 



The team shows that by shaping atom‑perfect <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/silicon-cluster" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">silicon clusters</a> they can turn electron flow off and on through <a href="https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/insights/education/concepts/interference" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">quantum interference</a>, the same wave effect that makes light cancel itself in noise‑canceling headphones.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-silicon-molecule-switches-current">How silicon molecule switches current</h2>



<a href="https://teamsu.org/about-tim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tim Su</a> of UC Riverside and colleagues built their switch by assembling silicon atoms into a molecule called <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1118981" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sila‑adamantane</a>, a miniature copy of the crystal motif found in commercial chips.&nbsp;



“We found that when tiny silicon <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/schrodingers-cat-put-into-silicon-chip-may-be-holy-grail-for-error-proof-quantum-computing/">structures</a> are shaped with high symmetry, they can cancel out electron flow like noise‑canceling headphones,” said Su.



Aligning gold electrodes with the cage’s short branches lets the two electron waves reinforce one another, raising conductance, while contacting the long branches flips the phase and wipes the current out. The measured on–off ratio averages 5.6, rivaling single‑molecule devices built from <a href="https://frontierspecialtychemicals.com/product-category/porphyrins/?srsltid=AfmBOoravB_JvFtNx_jSvUG1FmsYvNKAQjNrdqclAEHDXcT2L5e64jzw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">exotic porphyrins</a>.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-smaller-chips-don-t-work-as-well">Smaller chips don't work as well</h2>



Conventional scaling relies on etching <a href="https://lab.semi.ac.cn/library/upload/files/2023/2/acf548c67ad377a9.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ever‑narrower channels</a> and then doping them with other atoms so voltage can police the charge carriers. 



Once those channels dip below about five nanometers, electrons act less like marbles and more like waves, slipping through the gate oxide by tunneling and driving leakage to costly levels.



<a href="https://resources.system-analysis.cadence.com/3d-electromagnetic/msa2021-the-constructional-and-dimensional-details-of-finfets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Three‑dimensional FinFETs</a> and gate‑all‑around stacks help but still fall victim to quantum leakage once dimensions hit the atomic wall. 



That stalemate pushes designers toward switches that exploit interference rather than brute electrostatics, trading geometry for wave control.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-silicon-switches-atom-by-atom">Silicon switches, atom by atom</h2>



Instead of carving bulk wafers with ultraviolet light, the Riverside team used classical synthetic chemistry to snap <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17815-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">silicon-silicon bonds</a> into the exact three‑dimensional orientation prescribed by their design. 



Bottom‑up growth means every device is born identical, a sharp contrast to <a href="https://www.columbiamuseum.org/news/lithography-its-process" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">lithography</a> at atomic limits, where dropping a single atom can make neighboring transistors behave like strangers.



The cluster’s perfect C3 symmetry proved crucial. When electrodes were anti‑aligned with the long cage branches, destructive interference slashed conductance nearly threefold relative to a trimmed control structure that lacked one silicon link.



Flipping to the short path realigned the wave phases and restored current, creating a mechanically tunable <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/quantum-computing-giant-leap-forward-breakthrough-ultra-pure-silicon-discovery/">molecular switch</a>. 



The low torsional barrier of the attached linkers means a modest stretch can toggle the molecule between off and on states like a lever.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-silicon-switch-turns-heat-into-usable-energy">Silicon switch turns heat into usable energy</h2>



The same interference physics could also sharpen silicon‑based <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542529324001287" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thermoelectric generators</a> that tap temperature gradients for power. 



Porous silicon <a href="https://www.inredox.com/technology/si-nanowires/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">nanowire arrays</a> have already shown higher efficiency than any previous nanostructured silicon thermoelectric at 801°F, according to a 2024 <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/2024/low-cost-high-reliability-thermoelectrics-waste-heat-conversion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">report</a> for the <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">California Energy Commission</a>.



Bulk silicon once posted a meager figure of merit near 0.01, yet early nanowire <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/silicon-nanowires-turn-heat-to-electricity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">experiments</a> boosted that number up to 0.6, roughly matching <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/new-microscopic-mineral-ehrigite-discovered-could-revolutionize-geological-exploration/">bismuth telluride</a>, the industry’s workhorse material. 



Berkeley Lab’s porous carpets have since multiplied the figure of merit eighteenfold, suggesting that interference‑tuned carrier paths could raise it even further by trimming parasitic heat flow.



A switchable junction between hot and cold ends could throttle charge flow on the fly, matching output to load conditions without external electronics. 



That adaptive behavior is attractive for industrial waste‑heat recovery, where temperatures and demand vary minute by minute.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-uses-in-memory-and-quantum-tech">Uses in memory and quantum tech</h2>



Because the molecule mimics the lattice that hosts spin‑based qubits, symmetry‑controlled interference may serve future <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/quantum-teleportation-communication-achieved-on-regular-internet-cables/">quantum‑information</a> hardware. 



In principle, the same silicon cage could ferry spin or valley states protected from decoherence by the selection rules that make interference possible, dodging many of the troubles that plague superconducting circuits.



Industry can test the chemistry inside familiar clean‑room lines, because the cluster is built from the element fabs already master. 



A cross‑bar memory woven from such switches would store data at densities far beyond what FinFETs allow, without rewriting fabrication playbooks from scratch.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-scaling-silicon-switches">Scaling silicon switches</h2>



<a href="https://teamsu.org/">Su’s lab</a> is already tweaking the cage with different linkers to raise the on-off ratio and studying whether flexible leads can turn the molecule into a piezoresistive sensor that toggles under strain. 



Colleagues in device physics are evaluating whether the molecule’s switching noise stays low enough for logic thresholds at room temperature.



The bigger challenge lies in wiring billions of identical silicon clusters onto substrates while preserving their three‑dimensional orientation. 



Directed self‑assembly and DNA‑templated placement are among the approaches on the table, and progress there will decide whether molecular interference moves from the benchtop to production.



The study is published in the <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c04272" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Journal of the American Chemical Society</a>.



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