In the 21st century, scientists, notably physicists and astronomers, have made exceptional discoveries and exceptional advancements in the field of science. From the discovery of the Higgs Boson to the discovery of the neutrino and a new state of matter, astronomers and physicists alike have made important and outstanding contributions to the scientific development of our society in this century. It seems to me that these incredible discoveries often go overlooked; we are so caught up in our screens and our crises that we forget to realize the intense and exceptional development occurring right under our noses.

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UChicago Undergrads Discover Bright Lensed Galaxy in Early Universe - uchicago news
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago-undergrads-discover-bright-lensed-galaxy-early-universe
Exo-Jupiter That is 10x Less Massive - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/astronomers-discover-super-puff-gas-giant-exoplanet-wasp-107b-jupiter/
Astronomers Find Fastest Spinning Magnetar yet - Astronomy
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/01/astronomers-find-the-youngest-fastest-spinning-magnetar-yet
Astronomers Closer to Entering the Realm of Gravitational Waves, Gravitons - Space.com
https://www.space.com/astronomers-chasing-cosmic-secrets-with-pulsars
Astronomers Find Radio Galaxies 62x Larger Than the Milky Way - Mashable
https://in.mashable.com/science/19722/astronomers-discover-two-new-giant-radio-galaxies-that-are-62-times-larger-than-the-milky-way
Physicists Figure Novel Method to Extract Energy From Black Holes - SCI-NEWS
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301953#:~
Red Dwarf Sunlight Used to Grow Photosynthesizing chlorogloeopsis thermalis - Astronomy
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/01/red-dwarf-starlight-used-to-grow-photosynthesizing-bacteria
Gravitational Lensing - Australian Academy of Science
https://www.science.org.au/curious/space-time/gravitational-lensing