Zhurong Mars selfie and more: Understand the world through 10 images

Researchers in Japan observed galactic wind generated by a supermassive black hole 13.1 billion years ago. Galactic wind influences the development of galaxies, and this discovery is the earliest sign of galactic wind to date.

General Atomics prepared to ship the world’s most powerful magnet to the ITER project after its 10-year development. It will help run a machine (referred to as a “Sun on Earth”) built to test industrial hydrogen fusion as a viable global energy source.

Scientists with the Ice Memory project extracted ice cores, three shallow and two deep, from Monte Rosa in the Alps. The cores will be stored in Antarctica, preserving information about the environment from 10,000 years ago for future research.

Researchers at Washington University discovered the neurons that control the sneeze reflex in mice. They say the discovery could lead to treatments for pathological sneezing or ways to slow the spread of respiratory infections.

University of Southern California researchers generated kidney organoids in a lab, which could be used to create functioning artificial kidneys in the future.

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet performed a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS to install the new IROSA solar array.

Clinical trials in the U.S. showed the new Novavax vaccine is effective in preventing Covid-19 symptoms, with similar side effects to vaccines currently in use.

Researchers in Brazil discovered that long Covid-19 hospital stays make patients susceptible to a new “super-fungus” infection, which quickly developed drug resistance. The researchers point to a need for improved hygiene and monitoring to prevent new infections from springing up.

China’s Zhurong Mars rover used a remote camera to snap a selfie with its landing platform near its landing site. Zhurong made history in May as the first rover not made by the U.S. to successfully operate on Mars.

Researchers in the U.K. found evidence that a fashion craze for pointed shoes led to a wave of bunions in medieval Britain. Constrictive shoes like high heels are still the main cause of bunions today.