Towers of dust stand out against a background of baby stars in a new, instant classic photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Why it matters: The photo revisits the Pillars of Creation, a part of space made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope. It also lays the groundwork for scientists to improve their understanding of this region and others like it.
Evacuation orders remained for thousands in southwest Washington state on Tuesday due to a wind-driven wildfire in southwest Washington state that exploded to 2,000 acres over the weekend before diminishing slightly.
The latest: By Tuesday night, the Nakia Creek Fire was burning across nearly 1,800 acres and was 5% contained, according to Inciweb, an interagency website that tracks wildfires. Evacuation zones shrank further as "cooler temperatures and high relative humidity aided firefighters," per Inciweb.
The private human spaceflight industry will need to scale up and find new markets to reach its goal of resembling the airline industry to take people to space.
Why it matters: SpaceX and others have already begun selling their dream of rockets launching thousands of people to orbit, the Moon, Mars and even beyond.
Record early cold air for early fall has enveloped a region from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, sending temperatures plunging to record lows.
The big picture: Freeze warnings are in effect for at least 46 million people, according to the National Weather Service. The cold will continue for several days.
Women who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer than women who did not report using these products, according to new research from the National Institutes of Health.
Why it matters: Incidence rates of uterine cancer, which is the second deadliest gynecologic cancer, have been rising in the United States, particularly among Black women, according to a study by the National Cancer Institute.
