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Saturn's Southern Decagon, Nyx Cargo Contract & JWST Black Hole Feedback
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Hubble has confirmed a ten-sided atmospheric wave forming around Saturn's south pole — the first of its kind ever observed. Plus: ESA's Nyx cargo capsule enters active development, and JWST resolves black hole feedback mechanics in galaxy NGC 7469.
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Hubble has spotted something that shouldn't exist, at least not according to anything we've seen before. A ten-sided atmospheric wave is forming around Saturn's south pole, and it's getting stronger.
Shifting to European space infrastructure, ESA has signed a formal service contract with The Exploration Company to advance the Nyx reusable cargo capsule into Phase Two development. Nyx is part of ESA's ALADDIN initiative, which is designed to build Europe's own low Earth orbit logistics capability.
The third major development comes from JWST, and it's a clean demonstration of what mid-infrared observation unlocks. Astronomers used JWST's spectroscopy to study the galaxy NGC 7469, a merging system with a supermassive black hole at its center.
Pulling back across today's three stories, the pattern is worth noting. A new atmospheric structure on Saturn that's still forming.
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