"We – completely unexpectedly – detected a small asteroid in publicly available MIRI calibration observations," says astronomer Thomas Müller of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany.

It wasn't a total bust as far as 10920 was concerned; the images obtained by the JWST allowed the researchers to test some techniques for constraining the size and orbit of asteroids, combined with data from other ground- and space-based telescopes.

"We estimate," the researchers write in their paper, "that MIRI frames with pointings close to the ecliptic and short integration times of only a few seconds will always include a few asteroids; most of them will be unknown objects."

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Ichthyornis dispar was a primitive seabird with teeth that lived during the late Cretaceous Period – from 100 million to 66 million years ago – in North America.Courtesy of Michael Hanson and Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar.Fossils of early toothless birds show they were able to eat more plant-based food – specifically nuts, fruits and seeds.

Since so many animal species died – and plants were struggling to get enough sunlight – food would have been hard to find if you were a bird.

But if you could peck the ground and find buried seeds or nuts to eat, that might have made all the difference in your ability to survive as a species.

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The team at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Germany have been looking for exoplanets to search for 'biosignatures' - evidence of alien life, past or present.

Dr Diana Kossakowski, the study's lead author, said: 'When we analysed the data of the star Wolf 1069, we discovered a clear, low-amplitude signal of what appears to be a planet of roughly Earth mass.

The Earth's magnetic field is largely generated by the superheated, swirling liquid iron that makes up its outer core, 1,900 miles (3,000 km) below our feet.

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"One of the novel things about this is analyzing environments where planets are still forming," said Jason Terry, doctoral student in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of physics and astronomy and lead author on the study.

The James Webb Space Telescope, launched by NASA in 2021, has inaugurated a new level of infrared astronomy, bringing stunning new images and reams of data for scientists to analyze.

The Nancy Grace Roman Observatory, a 2.4-meter survey telescope scheduled to launch in 2027 that will look for dark energy and exoplanets, will be the next major expansion in capability—and delivery of information and data—to comb through the universe for life.

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Not only are owners left with only the heated seats to keep them warm, cars are unable to be defrosted effectively in cold weather.

The current supply chain issues may result in delays in this regard, and vehicle repair might be postponed temporarily.

A Porsche spokesperson told Auto Express that affected owners should contact their dealer and that repairs would be carried out in the order that the faults are reported.

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Scientists have identified a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock hidden below the Earth’s crust — one that may help settle a long-standing puzzle about how tectonic plates move.

Intrigued by signs of partially molten rock under the crust in these images, he began to compile similar data from around the world, until he had put together essentially a global map of the asthenosphere.

There is much to still learn about the Earth's interior (Image: Express.co.uk)Paper co-author and geodynamicist Professor Thorsten Becker commented: “We can’t rule out that, locally, melt doesn’t matter.

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