James Webb Space Telescope reveals first exoplanet with ‘sand rain’ and a growing ‘sandcastle’ companion, redefining planetary evolution | – The Times of India

James Webb Space Telescope reveals first exoplanet with ‘sand rain’ and a growing ‘sandcastle’ companion, redefining planetary evolution | – The Times of India

NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered something incredible. A far-off planetary system with gas giants that are packed with coarse silica, which is a space sand. The YSES-1 system, which surrounds a young star 300 light-years from Earth, consists of two planets, YSES-1 b and YSES-1 c, both of which have atmospheric sand…

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Sudarsan Pattnaik becomes first Indian to win UK’s Fred Darrington Sand Master Award – The Times of India

Sudarsan Pattnaik becomes first Indian to win UK’s Fred Darrington Sand Master Award – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: With waves crashing behind him and a 10-foot sculpture of Lord Ganesha rising from the sand, Sudarsan Pattnaik made history on the shores of southern England. The world-renowned Indian sand artist was honoured with the Fred Darrington Sand Master Award at the Sandworld 2025 International Sand Art Festival in Weymouth, Dorset — becoming…

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