About 11,000 light-years away from Earth, the supernova Cassiopeia A’s X-rays (seen above) are rendered in blue and purple, while infrared wavelengths are shown in red and white using data from JWST.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The content creator said her daughter underwent numerous X-rays, ultrasounds and a biopsy before the hospital team determined the cancer diagnosis.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Homer wrote a very long line of poetry—dactylic hexameter, with its six beats, and as many as seventeen syllables.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Popularized by a beer commercial during the 1986 World Cup, it’s used to rally on teams with its repetitive (albeit nonsensical) syllables as well as its upbeat ending.
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