Supernova structure, UFO sightings and AI detects odor

Plus: JWST unveils inner structure of closest supernova SN 1987A 💥 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed the structure of the closest supernova – SN 1987A. Spotted first by astronomers in 1987, the brightest stellar explosions in the night sky unleashed massive energy and produced a dazzling burst of light observable from Earth. This supernova resides 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Read more in today's [Must Read](. Also, just as the manufacturing transition to Industry 4.0 is underway, there is also an educational transformation effort underway to reduce the “time to talent” with modular, hands-on teaching methods. Get the [Transforming Manufacturing Education e-book]( to know the necessary skills required in an Industry 4.0 workforce. Good morning. I’m Shubhangi, an editorial assistant at IE. This is the Blueprint. Let's get into it! 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Must Read JWST unveils inner structure of closest supernova SN 1987A 🌌 In 1987, astronomers spotted one of the brightest stellar explosions in the night sky. The SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A) explosion unleashed massive energy and produced a dazzling burst of light observable from Earth. Since then, astronomers have been monitoring its expanding debris to gain insights into stellar evolution processes. This supernova — created from the violent aftermath of a giant star’s death — resides 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a Milky Way satellite galaxy. The arrival of the cutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the structure of this iconic supernova in greater detail than ever before. Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured the most detailed images, revealing the supernova's features including equatorial and outer rings, crescent shape, inner ejecta, or keyhole. [[Read More]( [Science]( 🌹 This AI system can analyse odor better than humans beings Researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup Osmo, developed out of Google Research's machine learning initiative, examined the relationship between the brain's olfactory perception system and airborne chemicals. The study resulted in scientists having devised a machine-learning model that can now verbally describe the scent of compounds with human-level skill. [[Read More]( [Innovation]( 🪨 NASA awards startup $850,000 to develop space debris capture bag Space logistics company TransAstra won a NASA contract to develop its space debris-catching technology. The new contract was awarded under the Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research program. TransAstra was awarded $850,000 to help it build an inflatable capture bag and test its technology in a ground demonstration. 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