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(CNN) The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived.

The image shows SMACS 0723, where a massive group of galaxy clusters act as a magnifying glass for the objects behind them. Called gravitational lensing, this created Webb's first deep field view of incredibly old and distant, faint galaxies.

The presentation occurred at the White House during a preview event with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

"It is the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken" in infrared, according to Nelson.

Some of these distant galaxies and star clusters have never been seen before. The galaxy cluster is shown as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.

"This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone on the ground," according to a NASA release.

The image, taken by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera, is composed of images taken at different wavelengths of light over the course of 12.5 hours. The Hubble Space Telescope's deepest fields took weeks to capture.

The rest of the high-resolution color images will make their debut on Tuesday, July 12.

The space observatory, which launched in December, will be able to peer inside the atmospheres of exoplanets and observe some of the first galaxies created after the universe began by viewing them through infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

The first image release highlights Webb's science capabilities as well as the ability of its massive golden mirror and science instruments to produce spectacular images.

There are several events taking place during Tuesday's image release, and all of them will stream live on NASA's website

Opening remarks by NASA leadership and the Webb team will begin Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. ET, followed by an image release broadcast that kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET. Images will be revealed one by one, and a news conference at 12:30 p.m. ET will offer details about them.

The first images

NASA shared Webb's first cosmic targets on Friday, providing a teaser for what else Tuesday's image release will include: the Carina Nebula, WASP-96b, the Southern Ring Nebula and Stephan's Quintet.

Located 7,600 light-years away, the Carina Nebula is a stellar nursery, where stars are born. It is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky and home to many stars much more massive than our sun.

Webb's study of the giant gas planet WASP-96b will be the first full-color spectrum of an exoplanet. The spectrum will include different wavelengths of light that could reveal new information about the planet, such as whether it has an atmosphere. Discovered in 2014, WASP-96b is located 1,150 light-years from Earth. It has half the mass of Jupiter and completes an orbit around its star every 3.4 days.

This test image was taken by Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor over a period of eight days at the beginning of May. It shows how Webb can capture detailed images of very faint objects.

The Southern Ring Nebula, also called the "Eight-Burst," is 2,000 light-years away from Earth. This large planetary nebula includes an expanding cloud of gas around a dying star.

The space telescope's view of Stephan's Quintet will reveal the way galaxies interact with one another. This compact galaxy group, first discovered in 1787, is located 290 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. Four of the five galaxies in the group "are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters," according to a NASA statement.

The targets were selected by an international committee, including members from NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.

Looking ahead

These will be the first of many images to come from Webb, the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. The mission, originally expected to last for 10 years, has enough excess fuel capability to operate for 20 years, according to NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.

"Webb can see backwards in time just after the big bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away, the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to ourselves," said Jonathan Gardner, Webb deputy senior project scientist at NASA, during a recent news conference. "Webb is bigger than Hubble so that it can see fainter galaxies that are further away."

The initial goal for the telescope was to see the first stars and galaxies of the universe, essentially watching "the universe turn the lights on for the first time," said Eric Smith, Webb program scientist and NASA Astrophysics Division chief scientist.

Smith has worked on Webb since the project began in the mid-1990s.

"The James Webb Space Telescope will give us a fresh and powerful set of eyes to examine our universe," Smith wrote in an update on NASA's website. "The world is about to be new again."

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that the image is the deepest view of the universe to date in infrared.

NASA releases stunning images from James Webb Space ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, and science observations are expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday.

The James Webb Space Telescope beamed back the latest test pictures of a neighboring satellite galaxy, and the results are stunning when compared with images taken by NASA’s previous infrared observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Each of the 18 mirror segments on the new telescope is bigger than the single one on Spitzer.

"It's not until you actually see the kind of image that it delivers that you really internalize and go ‘Wow!’” said University of Arizona’s Marcia Rieke, chief scientist for Webb’s near-infrared camera. “Just think of what we're going to learn."

Launched last December, the $10 billion Webb is the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever sent into space. It will seek light emitted by the first stars and galaxies close to 14 billion years ago and keep a sharp lookout for possible signs of life.

'Voyage back to the birth of the universe': NASA launches James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists are keeping the identity of Webb's first official target a secret.

Positioned 1 million miles from Earth, Webb is considered the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA reveals Webb telescope's new images of stars, galaxies and ...

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(CNN) A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images were shared Tuesday.

After decades of waiting, it's finally time for the world to see the first images taken bythe most powerful space telescope ever -- the James Webb Space Telescope

Development of the world's premier space observatory began in 2004, and after years of delays, the telescope and its massive gold mirror finally launched on December 25.

The images are worth the wait -- and they will forever change the way we see the universe.

President Joe Biden released one of Webb's first images on Monday, and it is "the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date," according to NASA. The rest of the high-resolution color images made their debut on Tuesday.

The space observatory can investigate the mysteries of the universe by observing them through infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

Webb will peer into the very atmospheres of exoplanets , some of which are potentially habitable, and it could uncover clues in the ongoing search for life outside of Earth.

The telescope will also look at every phase of cosmic history, including the first glows after the big bang that created our universe and the formation of the galaxies, stars and planets that fill it today.

Now, Webb is ready to help us understand the origins of the universe and begin to answer key questions about our existence, such as where we came from and if we're alone in the cosmos.

The first images

The first image, released on Monday, shows SMACS 0723, where a massive group of galaxy clusters act as a magnifying glass for the objects behind them. Called gravitational lensing, this created Webb's first deep field view that includes incredibly old and faint galaxies.

The image of SMACS 0723 is "the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date," according to NASA.

Some of these distant galaxies and star clusters have never been seen before. The galaxy cluster is shown as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.

The image, taken by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera, is composed of images taken at different wavelengths of light over a collective 12.5 hours. Deep field observations are lengthy observations of regions of the sky that can reveal faint objects.

Webb's other primary targets for the first image release included the Carina Nebula, WASP-96 b, the Southern Ring Nebula and Stephan's Quintet.

Webb's study of the giant gas planet WASP-96 b is the most detailed spectrum of an exoplanet to date. The spectrum includes different wavelengths of light that reveal new information about the planet and its atmosphere. Discovered in 2014, WASP-96 b is located 1,150 light-years from Earth. It has half the mass of Jupiter and completes an orbit around its star every 3.4 days.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a spectrum of WASP-96 b.

Webb's spectrum includes "the distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star," according to NASA.

The observation demonstrates "Webb's unprecedented ability to analyze atmospheres hundreds of light-years away," according to NASA.

In the future, Webb will capture actual images of known exoplanets while also searching for unknown planets, said Knicole Colón, Webb deputy project scientist for exoplanet science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, during a news conference. And the spectrium of WASP-96 b is "barely scratching the surface of what we're going to learn."

Colón anticipates that scientists will determine just how much water is in the exoplanet's atmosphere.

The Southern Ring Nebula, also called the "Eight-Burst," is 2,000 light-years away from Earth. This large planetary nebula includes an expanding cloud of gas around a dying star. Webb helped reveal previously hidden details about the nebula, which is a shell of gas and dust released by the dying star. The nebula's second star can be seen in the Webb image, as well as how the stars shape the gas and dust cloud.

The second star is surrounded by dust while the brighter star, at an earlier stage of evolution, will release its own cloud of gas and dust later on. As the two stars orbit one another, they effectively "stir" the gas and dust, resulting in the patterns seen in the image.

The insights from images like this could help astronomers to unlock how stars change their environments as they evolve. Multi-colored points of light in the background represent galaxies.

The space telescope's view of Stephan's Quintet shows the way galaxies interact with one another. This compact galaxy group, first discovered in 1787, is located 290 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. Four of the five galaxies in the group "are locked in a cosmic dance of repeated close encounters," according to a NASA statement.

If you've ever watched "It's a Wonderful Life," you've seen Stephan's Quintet. Now, Webb has revealed the galactic grouping in a new mosaic which is the telescope's largest image to date.

"The information from Webb provides new insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe," according to NASA.

The Stephan's Quintet image provides a rare glimpse into how galaxies can trigger star formation in one another when they interact, as well as outflows driven by a black hole at a new level of detail.

The gravitational dance between these galaxies can be seen through tails of gas, dust and stars and even shock waves as one of the galaxies pushes through the cluster.

Located 7,600 light-years away, the Carina Nebula is a stellar nursery, where stars are born. It is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky and home to many stars much more massive than our sun.

Now, its "Cosmic Cliffs" are revealed in an incredible new Webb image.

Webb's ability to see through cosmic dust has revealed previously invisible areas of star birth within the nebula, which could provide new insight on the formation of stars. The earliest stages of star formation are harder to capture -- but something Webb's sensitivity can chronicle.

What looks like a landscape in the image is really a massive gaseous cavity with "peaks" reaching 7 light-years high.

"The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the center of the bubble, above the area shown in this image," according to NASA. And what looks like "steam" rising off the "mountains" is hot, energetic gas and dust.

The targets were selected by an international committee, including members from NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.

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A long future of observation

The mission, originally expected to last for 10 years, has enough excess fuel capability to operate for 20 years, according to NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.

These will be just the first of many images to come from Webb over the next two decades, which promises to fundamentally alter the way we understand the cosmos.

While some of what Webb could reveal has been anticipated, the unknowns are just as exciting to scientists.

"We don't know what we don't know yet," said Amber Straughn, Webb deputy project scientist for communications at NASA Goddard. "I think it's true that every time we launch a revolutionary instrument into space, like with Hubble, we learn things that completely surprise us but do cause us to sort of change our fundamental understanding of how the universe works."

Hubble's 31 years have yielded a wealth of discoveries that couldn't be anticipated, and the scientific community views Webb and its capabilities in the same way.

When comparing Webb's first images to other breakthroughs in astronomy, Webb program scientist and NASA Astrophysics Division chief scientist Eric Smith compared it to seeing Hubble's images after the telescope was repaired and everything snapped into focus.

"A lot of people sometimes see pictures of space and they think it makes them feel small," Smith said. "When I see these pictures, they make me feel powerful. A team of people can make this unbelievable instrument to find out things about the universe revealed here, and just seeing that pride in the team, and pride in humanity, that when we want to, we can do that."

"The universe has (always) been out there," said Jane Rigby, Webb operations project scientist at NASA Goddard. "We just had to build a telescope to go see what was there. Yeah, very similar feeling of, maybe, people in a broken world managing to do something right and to see some of the majesty that is out there."

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(CNN) On Monday, President Joe Biden and NASA revealed the deepest and sharpest infrared image of our universe that has ever been taken. It's just one of the first full-color images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope -- the largest space telescope ever built. More images will be released on Tuesday morning.

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Put simply, Webb will give humanity a new view of space and fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.

That's not all. These images show Webb's power in searching for the markers of life and habitability on other worlds. Its extreme sensitivity will help scientists understand some of the great open questions about how and why stars form, and it will bring into clarity stars and galaxies in a way we've never seen before. From new-forming stars to devouring black holes, this telescope will reveal all this and more.

Less than 100 years ago, we discovered that our Milky Way is just one of many throughout our universe. Today, Webb reveals an unprecedented understanding of the billions of galaxies that make up the cosmos.

Every image from Webb is a new discovery. And Webb's ingenuity is a reminder of what's possible when we work together for the benefit of humanity.

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James Webb Space Telescope: First image released by Biden ...

Several more new images from the Webb Telescope were released Tuesday morning.

The size of a tennis court and three stories high, the Webb is the largest telescope ever sent into space.

The machine's namesake, James Webb, was NASA's second administrator, who served from 1961 to 1968.

They're finally here.

Literally decades in the making, the first images from NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope were released.

At a White House briefing Monday, President Joe Biden showed an image of thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed – which appeared in Webb’s view. It's the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured.

"Today is a historic day," Biden said. "The first image from the Webb Space Telescope represents a historic moment for science and technology, for astronomy and space exploration."

"And for America and all humanity," he added.

Four more stunning images from the Webb telescope were released Tuesday morning.

This is the first wave of full-color scientific images the telescope gathered, showing the farthest humanity has seen in both time and distance.

The release of the images marks the official beginning of Webb’s general science operations.

What is the James Webb Space Telescope?

Webb, an international partnership with European and Canadian space agencies planned since the early 1990s, launched in December from French Guiana.

After unfolding into its final form in space and reaching its destination 1 million miles from Earth, the telescope completed its monthslong process of preparing for science operations.

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The size of a tennis court and three stories high, the Webb is the largest telescope sent into space. It's an astounding 100 times more powerful than the famed but aging Hubble Space Telescope, which is 32 years old.

Looking back in time and space

Telescopes not only see things far away in distance, they also can look back in time because of how long it takes light from galaxies to reach Earth. The Webb telescope, using infrared wavelengths, can see the first stars and galaxies that formed about 13 billion years ago after the Big Bang.

According to NASA, Webb will explore every phase of cosmic history – from within the solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe, and everything in between.

“Webb can see backwards in time to just after the Big Bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away that the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to our telescopes,” Jonathan Gardner, Webb’s deputy project scientist, said in a media briefing.

Webb uses a massive, 21-foot primary mirror made up of hexagonal tiles to study the cosmos. Its main capability is infrared observation, meaning it will be able to peer through obstacles such as dust clouds to see the early phases of star formation. Scientists hope to see the atmospheric compositions of far-off planets.

Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s science mission chief, said the cosmos is “giving up secrets that had been there for many, many decades, centuries, millennia.”

A 'new world view'

“It’s not an image. It’s a new world view that you’re going to see,” he said during a media briefing.

Zurbuchen said that when he saw the images, he got emotional and so did his colleagues: “It’s really hard to not look at the universe in new light and not just have a moment that is deeply personal.”

The images were selected by an international committee of representatives from NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Who was James Webb?

The machine's namesake, James Webb, was NASA's second administrator, who served from 1961 to 1968.

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NASA's Hubble telescope captures stunning image of galaxy twice ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of a galaxy that's over twice the size of our Milky Way.

According to NASA, the gigantic elliptical galaxy (dubbed NGC 474) sits about 100 million light-years from Earth, toward the constellation of Pisces. And its size stretches almost 250,000 light-years across – which is 2.5 times larger than our own Milky Way galaxy.

Last week, NASA released a rare, close-up view of NGC 474's central region, captured by the Hubble telescope's "superb sharp eye."

"Images like this are showing the complexity and activity of galaxies." Hubble’s senior project scientist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman told USA TODAY in an emailed statement.

In addition to its massive size, NGC 474 is unique because it has a series of complex, layered shells of dust and gas that surround its core. How exactly the shells formed is still unknown, but astronomers believe that they may have resulted from the galaxy absorbing one or more smaller galaxies over time.

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Thanks to the Hubble telescope, Wiseman explained, astronomers know that galaxies have frequently merged with their neighbors by mutual gravitational pulls throughout cosmic history. And the long merger process, which can take billions of years, creates a much larger merged galaxy and often sparks a "frenzy of star formation as gas within the region is stirred up and compressed."

While NGC 474 is an elliptical galaxy (and among the only 10% of elliptical galaxies with shell structures), numerous types of modern galaxies are also the products of previous mergers. Our spiral Milky Way, for example, experienced mergers but ended in a different structure.

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And the Milky Way is on course for another merger, Wiseman said. Hubble's precision observations estimate that the Milky Way will merge with the Andromeda Galaxy (our closest major galactic neighbor) in a few billion years.

"Future observations with Hubble and other telescopes in space and on the ground will help us to further understand how the dynamics of galaxies and their mergers create larger galaxies and stimulate the formation within them of stars and their planetary systems," Wiseman said. "This will also help us to understand the environment in our Milky Way that led to the formation of our own Solar System."

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Amazing NASA photo shows Earth from 1 million miles away

Jessica Durando

USA TODAY

NASA released an outstanding color image of Earth on Monday showing the sunlit side of the planet from 1 million miles away.

The image from July 6 shows North and Central America and was taken on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite with NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, according to a statement.

EPIC will start taking photos each day of Earth soon, available 12 to 36 hours later so people can see them on a Web page by September, NASA said.

The objective is to study — for the first time — daily changes over the "entire globe."

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The image was generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes a series of 10 images using different narrow band filters — from ultraviolet to near infrared – to produce a variety of science products. The red, green and blue channel images are used in these color images.

Photos: Amazing pictures of Earth

Space news: Florida scientists grow plants in soil from the moon

Researchers grew plants in soil — from the moon — for the first time ever, according to a new study.

Scientists from the University of Florida showed that plants can grow in lunar soil, according to a peer-reviewed study published this week in the journal Communications Biology.

The researchers used the moon's soil, also called lunar regolith, to conduct the experiment. They had 12 grams of soil, the equivalent of a few teaspoons, collected during the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. The material was loaned to the researchers by NASA.

“Here’s the key finding – plants grow in lunar dirt," Rob Ferl, an assistant vice president for research at the University of Florida and one of the co-authors of the study, told USA TODAY. "That’s just pretty freaking astounding because plants have never been to the moon. Seeds have never adjusted to living up there. There’s no evolutionary reason for us in our hubris to think that plants could grow on lunar soil.”

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Although the research shows plants can grow in lunar soil, “they don’t like it," said Anna-Lisa Paul, director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research at the University of Florida and another co-author.

“They adjust their metabolisms in order to. Even though they don't like growing in lunar regolith, they adjust themselves to enable themselves to grow,” she told USA TODAY. “They pull all manner of tools out of their metabolic toolbox.”

In the seeds planted as controls, the “roots grew nice and long and straight, and the plants were very robust. The roots from the ones growing in the lunar regolith were not. They were more kinked and distorted,” Paul said.

To plant their “garden,” the researchers used thimble-sized wells, with each of the wells receiving lunar soil. They then “moistened the soil with a nutrient solution and added a few seeds from the Arabidopsis plant,” according to a statement from the University of Florida.

The plant is also known as thale cress, which can produce small white flowers and is native to Eurasia and Africa.

“Arabidopsis is widely used in the plant sciences because its genetic code has been fully mapped. Growing Arabidopsis in the lunar soil allowed the researchers more insight into how the soil affected the plants, down to the level of gene expression,” the statement added.

The plants were also given water and light. Those grown in lunar soil were compared to plants grown in non-lunar soils used as a control group, including those planted in JSC-1A, a substance that can mimic actual lunar soil.

Some of the plants grown in the lunar soil “looked pretty close to what the controls looked like,” Paul said. But she added, “When you look at their molecular biology, their metabolism, you could still see that on the inside all the mechanisms that they were doing to keep themselves looking that healthy were going like gangbusters.”

Stephen Elardo, an assistant professor of geological science at the University of Florida and another co-author of the study, told USA TODAY that “the moon is not a hospitable place to plants.

“The fact that you can just simply add a few of those nutrients and still get the plants to grow, as a geologist, I don’t think I would have expected that,” he said.

Ferl explained that plants have previously been “dusted” with lunar samples to determine if there was "a virus or a microbe that would be transferred from the sample into the plant.”

Looking forward, the authors said additional research could answer questions ranging from how to relieve plants’ stress while growing in lunar soil to how to launch a lunar greenhouse.

But for now, “the simple observation of watching plants grow on lunar soil is by itself pretty astounding,” Ferl said.

James Webb Telescope photos are dazzling. What to know about ...

From cosmic cliffs to the birthplace of stars, the James Webb Space telescope is stunning stargazers and non-stargazers alike with its breathtaking views of a universe never glimpsed before.

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope is capturing images of thousands of galaxies – some of which formed billions of years ago after the Big Bang – and some of the faintest objects ever observed.

The telescope will explore every phase of cosmic history, NASA says.

Here's what you should know:

What do the images show?

The first pictures from the telescope, released Monday and Tuesday, show thousands of galaxies, some of which formed nearly 13.2 billion years ago. They are seen in part because the James Webb Telescope targeted a cluster called SMACS 0723, which has a gravitational field so strong it magnifies the light of older, more distant galaxies.

NASA also plans to release imagery of a “stellar nursery” where the Carina Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula and Stephan’s Quintet formed.

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Where is the James Webb Telescope now?

The Webb telescope is pretty far away – 1 million miles from Earth to be exact. It launched in December 2021 from French Guiana.

What is the James Webb Telescope?

The James Webb Space Telescope was built through an international partnership between the Canadian, European and American space agencies. It has been in development since the 1990s and, according to NASA, aims to explore cosmic history, taking a deeper look at our own galaxy and the many that came before it.

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How does the telescope look back in time?

The telescope looks back in time using gravitational lensing. The latest image from the Webb telescope looks much bigger than it is: The picture is about the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length and shows only an infinitesimally small bit of our vast universe, NASA says.

But the galaxy cluster captured in the image, known as SMACS 0723, serves as a gravitational lens, bringing to light more distant galaxies. Its gravity is so strong that it distorts the light coming from other galaxies, making them appear brighter and therefore visible to us.

How long will the James Webb telescope last?

The Webb facility is expected to operate for five years but is not capped at that, and it has the materials to operate for more than 10 years, according to NASA.

Is James Webb much better than Hubble?

The James Webb telescope is the most powerful space telescope in history. It is better in resolution and detail than its predecessor, the Hubble Telescope. It has a larger collecting area and can capture longer wavelengths in infrared.

Both of these space photographers take “deep field” images, pictures with long exposure times (12½ hours in Webb's case) that allow even the most faint form of incoming light to be seen.

The Hubble Telescope, which had its own dramatic reveal in the 1990s, is now second fiddle. The James Webb telescope is designed to capture light 100 times fainter than that captured by Hubble.

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Can the James Webb Telescope see planets?

Yes! New images show a distant gas giant planet. Evidence of water, clouds and haze gave scientists an unprecedented observation point for planets hundreds of light-years beyond Earth that would be habitable.

As for the planets in our own solar system – the Webb telescope can see those too, of course. "Because it is so powerful, it has capabilities that we can apply everywhere in the cosmos, even in our local neighborhood, the solar system," said Heidi Hammel, an interdisciplinary scientist working on Webb, in an interview with Space.com.

What is the temperature of the James Webb Space Telescope?

The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)) employed by the telescope is cooled to below 7 kelvins, or minus 447 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NASA. Since the operation of the telescope produces heat, a cryocooler of gaseous helium is required to offset that and maintain temperature stability.

Who funded the James Webb Telescope?

The Webb telescope cost $10 billion. About $9.7 billion is from the U.S.; $810 million came from the European Space Agency; and $160 million came from the Canadian Space Agency.

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Who was the James Webb Telescope named after?

The James Webb Telescope was named after James E. Webb, who was NASA's administrator from February 1961 to October 1968. NASA's website describes Webb as the government official who did more for science than perhaps any other and a fitting recipient to be the namesake of the Next Generation Space Telescope.

Glowing clouds surround an exploded star in NASA mission's ...

(CNN) A new pair of X-ray eyes on the universe is allowing us to see extreme objects like never before.

Just over two months after launching to space, NASA's newest explorer --- the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE -- shared its very first images.

And they are stunning. The images offer a glimpse of Cassiopeia A, the famous remnant of a supernova, or exploding star.

Glowing purple gas clouds can be seen around the remains of the star. These clouds were created when shock waves from the explosion heated surrounding gas to incredibly high temperatures, accelerating high energy particles called cosmic rays.

"The IXPE image of Cassiopeia A is bellissima, and we look forward to analyzing the polarimetry data to learn even more about this supernova remnant," said Paolo Soffitta, the Italian principal investigator for IXPE at the National Institute of Astrophysics in Rome, in a statement.

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Midterm elections: The strategy behind Biden's new language on ...

Hamilton, Ohio (CNN) Last week's Supreme Court bombshell introduced two new terms into Joe Biden's presidential rhetoric. One was abortion; the other may shape his election-year prospects more.

That term is " MAGA Republicans ," which Biden embroidered with "extreme" but, significantly, not "Donald Trump." The distinction reflects polling and analysis by Biden allies designed to identify the most effective arguments for Democrats in trying to fend off a crippling Republican blow in November's elections.

"It's very clear that the Democratic Party hasn't had a coherent story to tell about the Republican Party and what's happened to it," says Anita Dunn, a top Biden adviser who participated in the research and soon will rejoin the White House staff. "I don't think we were looking for this particular message, but it found us."

Democrats have long intended to spend the 2022 homestretch trying to redirecting voters' attention from discontent with Biden's performance toward a contrast with Republican opponents. They have no choice; a century's worth of historical trends, reinforced by today's discontent over inflation, among other issues, point toward midterm losses likely to cost them control of the House and perhaps the Senate.

The question has been what kind of contrast to draw.

Traditionally Democrats used issues such as tax and spending priorities to assail Republicans as the party of the rich. That helped President Barack Obama win reelection in 2012 over Mitt Romney, the former private-equity executive who now represents Utah in the Senate.

In 2018 and 2020, Democrats ran successfully against Trump's unpopular persona and agenda. But he's neither president nor on the ballot now, facts that undercut Democratic attempts to use him as the foil in Virginia's gubernatorial race last fall.

That's when the liberal Center for American Progress began exploring different approaches. Looking beyond the ex-President, its polling tested broader themes involving changes Trump accelerated within the GOP that have outlived his tenure.

"This is so much bigger than him," explains Navin Nayak, president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. "They have radicalized."

Eyeing a larger portrait, the Center for American Progress didn't measure attitudes toward discrete topics such as climate change or abortion. With Americans voting less on policy stances than on the party they personally identify with, it explored defining a reshaped GOP to turn potential supporters toward Democrats.

In separate polls, Hart Research and Global Strategy Group asked Americans who don't strongly align with Trump about the GOP's evolution. Their research suggested that many saw extensive changes in the last five to 10 years in the Republican Party, and in key sectors of the electorate -- independents, non-Whites, Whites without college degrees -- substantial shares said those changes have been for the worse.

In districts and states with battleground races for the House, t he Senate and governorships, pollsters found that assailing "a new extreme MAGA agenda" moved voters more than hitting the GOP's quest to "lower taxes for the rich." The pollsters also concluded there was broad agreement with the idea that Republicans were "willing to do anything for power."

Those findings anchor the new argument Biden and fellow Democrats have begun making. It seeks to cast the Republican quest for power as a threat not just to voters' economic interests but also to American values, personal rights and democracy itself.

Their leading example came on January 6, 2021 . Next month, public hearings by the House committee investigating the deadly insurrection will drive the point home by showcasing the role of Trump and Republican allies.

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Now the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion has unexpectedly provided what Nayak calls a "powerful proof point." As Biden demonstrated from the White House last week, Democrats will use potential rollback of a half-century old constitutional right to rally voters against extremism.

The extremism framework encompasses the call by veteran Democratic strategist James Carville to highlight "out-and-out weird" Republicans such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina . Dunn says Democrats intend to "make them even better known than they've already made themselves."

By directing attacks at "MAGA Republicans," Biden leaves space for cooperation with more traditional GOP lawmakers. One of them, Ohio's retiring Sen. Rob Portman , joined the President at a metals plant here as he touted a pending bill investing billions in semiconductor manufacturing. But raising the partisan temperature risks complicating negotiations.

Odds against Democrats holding Congress remain long, since most voters continue to disapprove of the President's performance. What Biden advisers hope is that the "MAGA Republican" theme gives them a fighting chance.

"There's no magic formula for the party in power to win a midterm," Dunn concludes. "Making it a choice, not a referendum, is a first step."


Emmy nominations 2022: The full list by category - CNN

(CNN) It was a good morning for the cast and creative teams of "Succession" and "Ted Lasso."

The shows on Tuesday earned several nominations in the major categories for the 74th Emmy Awards, which will be held September 12.

"Succession" earned the most nominations of any show, earning a total of 25 nods, including one for outstanding drama, as well as outstanding lead actor nominations for Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong.

"Ted Lasso" led the comedy category, earning 20 nominations, including one for outstanding comedy series. Star Jason Sudeikis earned an outstanding lead actor nomination, while Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham were among those who earned individual nominations in their respective supporting acting categories. Sarah Niles, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed also earned supporting actor nominations.

"White Lotus" was a favorite in the limited series category, earning a total of 20 nominations and an incredible eight nominations in supporting acting categories.

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Just like Logan Roy (Brian Cox) himself, HBO's "Succession" once again comes out on top.

The show, which follows the dysfunctional Roy family's fight for corporate power, leads the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards race with 25 nominations, including outstanding drama series. Apple TV+ comedy "Ted Lasso" and HBO's social-satire limited series "The White Lotus" tied for second, with 20 nominations apiece.

"Succession" will compete with Netflix's "Squid Game," the first non-English language show nominated for the title; Netflix's "Ozark," which released its final episodes in April; and Netflix's "Stranger Things," the most watched English-language series on the platform. AMC's "Better Call Saul," HBO's "Euphoria," Apple TV+'s "Severance" and Showtime's "Yellowjackets" are also nominated in the category.

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Zendaya is nominated again as outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work on HBO's "Euphoria." The first season made her the youngest (and only the second) Black woman to win a lead actress drama Emmy, for playing teen drug addict Rue Bennett. Zendaya is also up against BBC America's "Killing Eve" stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, who wrapped their final season in April.

"Lasso," which earned Jason Sudeikis an acting Emmy for the show's first season, is vying for best-comedy honors with ABC's “Abbott Elementary,” HBO's “Barry” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” FX's “What We Do in the Shadows” and Amazon Prime's “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

Also in the race: Hulu's murder mystery "Only Murders in the Building" and HBO Max's "Hacks," which saw Jean Smart winning an acting Emmy in the show's first season.

"Lotus" and Hulu's nonfiction drama "Dopesick, about the opioid crisis, are among nominees for outstanding limited series. "Lotus," which follows employees and guests at a Hawaiian resort, is tied with "Ted Lasso" with 20 nominations and "Dopesick," which showcases Purdue Pharma's role in fueling the opioid addiction crisis, has 14.

HBO and HBO Max, with a leading total of 140 nominations, narrowly edged Netflix's 105 for the second year in a row.

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to air Sept. 12 on NBC. A host hasn't yet been announced.

The 2022 Emmy nominees:

DRAMA SERIES

"Better Call Saul" (AMC)

"Euphoria" (HBO)

"Ozark" (Netflix)

"Severance" (Apple)

"Squid Game" (Netflix)

“Stranger Things” (Netflix)

"Succession" (HBO)

"Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

COMEDY SERIES

"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

"Barry" (HBO)

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)

"Hacks" (HBO Max)

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

"Ted Lasso" (Apple)

"What We Do in the Shadows" (FX)

LIMITED SERIES

"Dopesick" (Hulu)

"The Dropout" (Hulu)

“Inventing Anna” (Netflix)

“Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)

"The White Lotus" (HBO)

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES

Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve" (BBC America)

Laura Linney, "Ozark" (Netflix)

Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve" (BBC America)

Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show" (Apple)

Zendaya, "Euphoria" (HBO)

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES

Jason Bateman, "Ozark" (Netflix)

Brian Cox, "Succession" (HBO)

Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix)

Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple)

Jeremy Strong, "Succession" (HBO)

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES

Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant" (HBO Max)

Elle Fanning, “The Great” (Hulu)

Issa Rae, "Insecure" (HBO)

Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover, "Atlanta" (FX)

Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)

Nicholas Hoult, “The Great” (Hulu)

Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple)

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Toni Collette “The Staircase” (HBO Max)

Julia Garner, "Inventing Anna" (Netflix)

Lily James, "Pam & Tommy" (Hulu)

Sarah Paulson, “Impeachment: American Crime Story” (FX)

Margaret Qualley, "Maid" (Netflix)

Amanda Seyfried, "The Dropout" (Hulu)

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Colin Firth, "The Staircase" (HBO Max)

Andrew Garfield, "Under the Banner of Heaven" (Hulu)

Oscar Isaac, "Scenes from a Marriage" (HBO)

Michael Keaton, "Dopesick" (Hulu)

Himesh Patel, “Station Eleven” (HBO Max)

Sebastian Stan, "Pam & Tommy" (Hulu)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Patricia Arquette, “Severance” (Apple)

Julia Garner, “Ozark” (Netflix)

Jung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game” (Netflix)

Christina Ricci, “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession” (HBO)

Sarah Snook “Succession” (HBO)

Sydney Sweeney, “Euphoria” (HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Nicholas Braun, “Succession” (HBO)

Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” (Apple)

Kieran Culkin, “Succession” (HBO)

Park Hae-soo, “Squid Game” (Netflix)

Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” (Netflix)

John Turturro, “Severance” (Apple)

Christopher Walken, “Severance” (Apple)

Oh Yeong-su, “Squid Game” (Netflix)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” (HBO)

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Sarah Niles, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Carrigan, “Barry” (HBO)

Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

Toheeb Jimoh, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso” (Apple)

Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Henry Winkler, “Barry” (HBO)

Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Connie Britton, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Alexandra Daddario, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Kaitlyn Dever, “Dopesick” (Hulu)

Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Sydney Sweeney, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Mare Winningham, “Dopesick” (Hulu)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Jake Lacy, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Will Poulter, “Dopesick” (Hulu)

Seth Rogen, “Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)

Peter Sarsgaard, “Dopesick” (Hulu)

Michael Stuhlbarg, “Dopesick” (Hulu)

Steve Zahn, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

“Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” (Amazon Prime)

“Nailed It!” (Netflix)

“RuPaul's Drag Race” (VH1)

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

“The Voice” (NBC)

HOST FOR A REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye” (Netflix)

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, “Making It” (NBC)

Nicole Byer, “Nailed It!” (Netflix)

Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary, “Shark Tank” (ABC)

Padma Lakshmi, “Top Chef” (Bravo)

RuPaul, “RuPaul's Drag Race” (VH1)

VARIETY SPECIAL, PRE-RECORDED

"Adele: One Night Only" (CBS)

"Dave Chappelle: The Closer" (Netflix)

"Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts" (HBO)

"Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special" (Netflix)

"One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga" (CBS)

Oscar winners 2022 full list: Who won at the Academy Awards?

Favorite "CODA," about a deaf fishing family and their hearing daughter, won best picture at Sunday's 94th Academy Awards. Will Smith and Jessica Chastain took home the top acting prizes and Jane Campion won for best director for her Western "The Power of the Dog."

The Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and had a host (three of them, actually) for the first time in four years.

Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes co-hosted the festivities, which had strict COVID-19 protocols in place: Guests were required to show proof of vaccination, as well as undergo several rounds of testing.

Who took home honors at the 94th annual Academy Awards? Check out the list of Oscar winners (in bold):

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Best picture

"Belfast"

Winner: "CODA"

"Don't Look Up"

"Drive My Car"

"Dune"

"King Richard"

"Licorice Pizza"

"Nightmare Alley"

"The Power of the Dog"

"West Side Story"

Best actress

Winner: Jessica Chastain, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"

Olivia Colman, "The Lost Daughter"

Penélope Cruz, "Parallel Mothers"

Nicole Kidman, "Being the Ricardos"

Kristen Stewart, "Spencer"

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Best actor

Javier Bardem, "Being the Ricardos"

Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"

Andrew Garfield, "tick, tick ... BOOM!"

Winner: Will Smith, "King Richard"

Denzel Washington, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Best supporting actress

Jessie Buckley, "The Lost Daughter"

Winner: Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story"

Judi Dench, "Belfast"

Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog"

Aunjanue Ellis, "King Richard"

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Best supporting actor

Ciarán Hinds, "Belfast"

Winner: Troy Kotsur, "CODA"

Jesse Plemons, "The Power of the Dog"

J.K. Simmons, "Being the Ricardos"

Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"

Best director

Kenneth Branagh, "Belfast"

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, "Drive My Car"

Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"

Winner: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"

Steven Spielberg, "West Side Story"

Adapted screenplay

Winner: "CODA," Siân Heder

"Drive My Car," Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe

"Dune," Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

"The Lost Daughter," Maggie Gyllenhaal

"The Power of the Dog," Jane Campion

Original screenplay

Winner: "Belfast," Kenneth Branagh

"Don't Look Up," Adam McKay and David Sirota

"King Richard," Zach Baylin

"Licorice Pizza," Paul Thomas Anderson

"The Worst Person in the World," Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier

International film

Winner: "Drive My Car" (Japan)

"Flee" (Denmark)

"The Hand of God" (Italy)

"Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom" (Bhutan)

"The Worst Person in the World" (Norway)

Visual effects

Winner: "Dune"

"Free Guy"

"No Time to Die"

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"

"Spider-Man: No Way Home"

Cinematography

Winner: "Dune"

"Nightmare Alley"

"The Power of the Dog"

"The Tragedy of Macbeth"

"West Side Story"

Original score

"Don't Look Up," Nicholas Britell

Winner: "Dune," Hans Zimmer

"Encanto," Germaine Franco

"Parallel Mothers," Alberto Iglesias

"The Power of the Dog," Jonny Greenwood

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Original song

"Be Alive" (from "King Richard")

"Dos Oruguitas" (from "Encanto")

"Down To Joy" (from "Belfast")

Winner: "No Time To Die" (from "No Time to Die")

"Somehow You Do" (from "Four Good Days")

Film editing

"Don't Look Up"

Winner: "Dune"

"King Richard"

"The Power of the Dog"

"tick, tick ... BOOM!"

Costume design

Winner: "Cruella"

"Cyrano"

"Dune"

"Nightmare Alley"

"West Side Story"

Makeup and hairstyling

"Coming 2 America"

"Cruella"

"Dune"

Winner: "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"

"House of Gucci"

Production design

Winner: "Dune"

"Nightmare Alley"

"The Power of the Dog"

"The Tragedy of Macbeth"

"West Side Story"

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Sound

"Belfast"

Winner: "Dune"

"No Time to Die"

"The Power of the Dog"

"West Side Story"

Documentary feature film

"Ascension"

"Attica"

"Flee"

Winner: "Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"

"Writing With Fire"

Documentary short subject

"Audible"

"Lead Me Home"

Winner: "The Queen of Basketball"

"Three Songs for Benazir"

"When We Were Bullies"

Animated feature film

Winner: "Encanto"

"Flee"

"Luca"

"The Mitchells vs. the Machines"

"Raya and the Last Dragon"

Animated short film

"Affairs of the Art"

"Bestia"

"Boxballet"

"Robin Robin"

Winner: "The Windshield Wiper"

Live action short film

"Ala Kachuu – Take and Run"

"The Dress"

Winner: "The Long Goodbye"

"On My Mind"

"Please Hold"

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Emmy nomination snubs 2022: Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston

It's an honor to be nominated for an Emmy, but these people don't even get the consolation of saying that to themselves.

The 74th Primetime Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, and the list of the series, actors and creators up for TV's biggest honor had usual suspects like "Ted Lasso" and "Succession," and some up-and-comers, including "Only Murders in the Building," "The White Lotus" and "Squid Game." But among all those worthy contenders for TV's biggest award, there were some equally worthy people shut out of the race.

The Emmy Awards will air Sept. 12 on NBC, but Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston probably won't be attending. Here are the biggest snubs from this year's Emmy nominations list.

Julia Roberts snubbed for 'Gaslit'

It pays to be a movie star working in television, but it's not always enough to get an Emmy nomination. Roberts brought her talents to TV for Starz's Watergate drama "Gaslit," but didn't manage a nomination for lead actress in a limited series or TV movie, and the miniseries missed out, too.

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Jennifer Aniston snubbed for 'The Morning Show'

The lead actress in a drama category was competitive this year, and while Aniston's co-star Reese Witherspoon made it in for Apple's "Morning Show," Aniston did not, despite a previous nomination for the series.

Mandy Moore and 'This Is Us' snubbed

NBC family drama "Us" has long been an Emmy favorite, but its final season didn't rate highly on voter's minds. The series did not garner a nomination for best drama, nor did Moore get one for her lauded, age-defying performance in the final episodes.

'Atlanta' snubbed

After a four-year hiatus, Donald Glover's beloved, experimental dark comedy "Atlanta" returned to FX. Glover nabbed a nomination for his performance as music manager Earn Marks, but the show missed out on a nod for best comedy series, despite getting one the last time it was eligible in 2017, when supporting actors Bryan Tyree Henry and Zazie Beetz also were nominated.

Selena Gomez for 'Only Murders in the Building'

There's a trio of podcasting amateur detectives at the heart of Hulu's comical murder mystery series, but only two managed to make the nominations list. Veteran comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short each made it into the lead actor in a comedy category for their work in Season 1 of the series, but their co-star Gomez was left out for an acting nomination.

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Grammys 2022: Miranda Lambert to miss show, everything else ...

This year’s Grammy Awards will spotlight a new location – Las Vegas – and an inching toward normalcy as it again unfolds in front of a live audience after a 2021 hybrid edition.

Sunday's 64th annual show, postponed from January amid a spike in omicron COVID-19 cases, marks the first time the ceremony has taken place anywhere other than Los Angeles or New York since a 1973 Nashville edition.

Along with the usual starry lineup of performers – BTS, newly minted Oscar winner Billie Eilish and Carrie Underwood among them – the 2022 Grammys might also witness history made by several performers.

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Taylor Swift could become the first artist to win album of the year four times (with “Evermore”), and BTS could become the first K-pop group to win a Grammy. And Eilish would be the first person to take home record of the year three times in succession – and the first woman to do so – if “Happier Than Ever” wins the category.

But we know you have questions. So from the top nominees to the performance lineup, here's everything you need to know going into this year's Grammys:

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What time are the Grammy Awards?

Sunday's show airs live on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 EDT/5 PDT. The Grammys’ 2022 home, MGM Grand Garden Arena, is the substitute location because of difficulties rescheduling at LA’s Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center), the show’s usual home. The Vegas venue has also hosted the Latin Grammys every year since 2009.

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How can I watch or livestream the Grammys?

Along with airing on CBS, the show can be streamed live and on demand on Paramount+ and is accessible via CBS.com and the CBS app (with a cable subscription).

Fans can tune into the premiere ceremony – when about 70 of the 86 awards are distributed – starting at 3:30 EDT/12:30 PDT at live.grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel. Jimmie Allen, Ledisi, Mon Laferte and Allison Russell are confirmed to perform, and LeVar Burton is hosting.

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How can I watch the red carpet?

Arrivals will be streamed on grammy.com starting at 6:30 EDT/3:30 PDT, and E! starts its red carpet coverage at 4 EDT/1 PDT, with "Live From E!: Grammys" starting at 6 EDT/3 PDT.

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Who's performing live at the Grammys?

Lady Gaga, Jon Batiste, Eilish, Underwood, J Balvin, Silk Sonic, John Legend, BTS, Brandi Carlile, H.E.R., Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Chris Stapleton, Nas, Jack Harlow, Brothers Osborne, Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo are among the names set to take the stage. The Foo Fighters had been announced as performers before the unexpected death of drummer Taylor Hawkins; their representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Thursday that the band would not perform on the show. Producers told Variety they're working on a way to honor Hawkins during the ceremony.

Who's presenting at the Grammys?

Those handing out awards include MusiCares Person of the Year Joni Mitchell paired with recent Oscars winner Questlove, as well as Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Lenny Kravitz, Bonnie Raitt, Avril Lavigne, Ludacris, Billy Porter, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Jared Leto, Anthony Mackie and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.

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Who are the biggest Grammy nominees?

Batiste is the leader this year with 11 nominations among multiple genres. The jazz/R&B veteran, best known as the bandleader on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” is followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat, all of whom scored eight nods.

Eilish ties pop newcomer Rodrigo with seven nominations each. The Grammy-gobbling Eilish also landed in top categories including album, song and record of the year for her sophomore effort “Happier Than Ever” and its title anthem. Rodrigo has a notable showing in all four major categories: album (“Sour”), song and record of the year (“Drivers License”) and best new artist.

In addition, two new categories are being introduced this year: best global music performance and best música urbana album.

Miranda Lambert, who is nominated for best country duo/group performance ("Drunk [And I Don’t Wanna Go Home]") and best country album ("The Marfa Tapes"), says she will miss Sunday's show to focus on her tour and upcoming "Palomino" album.

“I’m not getting to go again. I’m slammed this month, with the record coming out and everything," the “Little Red Wagon” singer told ABC Audio on Friday,

“I got to play on the Grammys last year, and I got to take one home, and I was just so thankful … I’m grateful for what I already have.”

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Which musicians got snubbed?

Miley Cyrus’ valentine to the ‘80s, “Plastic Hearts,” boasted cameos from Steve Nicks, Joan Jett, Billy Idol and current pop whiz Dua Lipa. But despite a best pop vocal album Grammy nomination in 2015 for “Bangerz” (she lost to Sam Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour”), her seventh studio album received zero recognition.

Machine Gun Kelly also missed out on Grammy love for his fifth studio album, “Tickets to My Downfall,” which established him as a pop-punkster and spawned the rock hits “Bloody Valentine” and “My Ex’s Best Friend.”

BTS, meanwhile, can make history as the first K-pop group to win a Grammy, but they only have one chance: “Butter” earned a lone nod for best pop duo/group performance.

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Who's hosting the Grammys?

Trevor Noah returns for an encore stint, though he’ll have a more traditional show to steer compared with last year's 2021 hybrid event at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Emmy Award-winning host of Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” proved himself a breezy emcee last year, bopping between the nominees outside and the performers inside.

Even though the scene is different, Noah will still have a standard awards show setup as his playground.

Given Noah’s social media kerfuffle with Kanye West, viewers should stay tuned for any biting commentary.

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Analysis: The 2022 Emmy nominees are a dizzying mix of old, new ...

(CNN) Some things old, some things new, something international and groundbreaking, and a whole lot of real-life-inspired drama.

This year's Emmy nominations juggled a seemingly impossible task, trying to identify standout new series, like "Only Murders in the Building" and "Abbott Elementary," while acknowledging older ones, including past winners and a number of shows that were in or about to enter their final seasons.

Add to that an increasingly international flavor to the television landscape, with Netflix's South Korean sensation "Squid Game" securing a best-drama nomination -- the first non-English-language show to achieve that feat -- and you have a solid prescription for what an overwhelming task this has become.

How overwhelming? Well, for starters, the Television Academy dispensed with decades of tradition and didn't bother to break down the nominations by network, in part because the advent of streaming platforms has made tallying up who owns those bragging rights -- Netflix? Some combination of HBO and HBO Max? Disney's assorted platforms with Disney+, ABC and Hulu? -- too much of a headache to tackle.

For what it's worth, after a neck-and-neck race last year, HBO opened up a wider lead over second-place Netflix this time around, with a whopping 140 nominations, buoyed by the 25 for drama favorite "Succession," followed by "The White Lotus" (20, including a staggering eight supporting-acting bids), "Hacks" (17), "Euphoria" (16) and "Barry" (14). Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" (20) was again the most-nominated comedy. (Like CNN, HBO is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.)

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Daytime Emmys 2022: 'The Young and the Restless' scores 18 ...

Beth Harris

The Associated Press

PASADENA, Calif. — After two years of real-life drama and isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, the stars and shows of daytime television are gathering in person to hand out trophies at the Daytime Emmys.

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of "Entertainment Tonight" host the awards, which return to a full-capacity live ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The 2020 edition went virtual for the first time because of COVID-19. Last year's show was pre-taped with a limited audience on hand.

The 49th annual awards air Friday at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Presenters include Drew Barrymore, Deidre Hall, Tamron Hall and Cameron Mathison. Michael Bolton will sing his new song "Beautiful World" and perform during the In Memoriam segment.

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For the first time, a soap and its spinoff are pitted against each other in the daytime drama series category. NBC's "Days of Our Lives" goes against the Peacock streamer "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem." Also contending are "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless," both on CBS, and ABC's "General Hospital."

"The Young and the Restless" headed into the show with a leading 18 nominations, including six in the main acting categories. "General Hospital" has 17 nods. Those are two of four remaining soaps still airing on the broadcast networks.

Pat Sajak is competing against himself and three others in the game show host category. He's nominated for his longtime gig on the syndicated "Wheel of Fortune," as well as for the celebrity edition that airs on ABC.

With Ellen DeGeneres having recently retired from her talk show, Kelly Clarkson is poised to take over her mantle in addition to DeGeneres' old timeslot. The singer could nab a third straight entertainment talk show host trophy, and her syndicated show is vying for its second consecutive honor.

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John Aniston, father of Jennifer, is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 37-year role as Victor Kiriakis on "Days of Our Lives."

Last week's Creative Arts and Lifestyle ceremony crowned some famous names.

Patti Scialfa, wife of Bruce Springsteen, has her own trophy to add to the family shelf. She was an executive producer on PBS' "Shelter Me: Soul Awakened," which won for daytime special.

John Legend, already an EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), added a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer of PBS' "The Black Church," which won for short form daytime program.

DeGeneres' eponymous show won for writing team for a daytime non-fiction series, earning the comedian the final Daytime Emmy of her decorated 19-year run.

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Emmys 2021: Everything to know about TV's biggest awards show

TV's biggest night comes to small screens Sunday.

When Emmy nominations were announced in July by father-daughter acting duo Ron Cephas Jones ("This Is Us" and "Lisey's Story") and Jasmine Cephas Jones ("Blindspotting" and "Hamilton"), Apple TV+'s upbeat "Ted Lasso" became the first new show to receive 20 nominations in its inaugural season, besting a freshman record set by Fox's "Glee." HBO's horror drama "Lovecraft Country" received 18 nominations, shortly after it was canceled.

The year's biggest unscripted moments were also recognized. Oprah Winfrey's CBS sitdown with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle earned a nod for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, and FX and The New York Times' documentary "Framing Britney Spears" earned two. HBO Max's "Friends" reunion, which brought together all six cast members, is a contender in four categories.

Here's what else you need to know about the awards show.

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When are the Emmys and how can I watch?

The awards ceremony will air Sept. 19 on CBS (8 EDT/5 PDT) and stream on Paramount+. The show is to be broadcast from outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and will include "a limited audience of nominees and their guests," according to the TV Academy.

Who is hosting the Emmy Awards?

Comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer, who stars on CBS sitcom "The Neighborhood," will emcee. He follows last year's ABC host Jimmy Kimmel, who started a trashcan fire that Jennifer Aniston extinguished.

Cedric, a first-time host, told USA TODAY Sunday's ceremony will be an "intimate" affair amid the mutating coronavirus. "It was going to be a much bigger audience there," Cedric says. "At first, the idea was to really bring it back full steam ahead and now, with the new variant, there’s been some sizing down."

But don't expect Cedric to poke fun at any stars the way Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Kimmel have done at previous awards shows.

"We’ve all been through a lot the past few years," he says, "So the idea of cynicism and mean-spirited jokes is not going to be what the vibe is at all."

The comedian aims to bring a "celebratory" tone to the Emmys, a night to salute how "TV got us all the way through (the pandemic) with most of us being stuck at home."

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Who is nominated for an Emmy?

“The Mandalorian,” the hit Disney+ series set in the “Star Wars” universe, tied the fourth season of Netflix's British monarchy series “The Crown" with 24 nominations apiece, including best drama.

Both shows were trailed by Disney+'s inaugural Marvel show “WandaVision,” which earned 23 nods, including best limited series, best actress (Elizabeth Olsen) and best actor (Paul Bettany). "Lasso," starring Jason Sudeikis as a soccer coach transplanted to London, was the most nominated comedy.

The limited series categories are stacked this year, with Netflix’s “The Queen's Gambit,” HBO’s “I May Destroy You” and “Mare of Easttown” all picking up multiple nominations. (See the list of all the nominees in the major categories.)

HBO and HBO Max picked up the most nominations (130), followed closely by Netflix, with 129.

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Who was shockingly snubbed?

For all the worthy nominees, there were plenty of surprising omissions. Critically acclaimed and fan-favorite series and actors were left off the list, including Nicole Kidman (HBO's "The Undoing"), Ethan Hawke (Showtime's "The Good Lord Bird") and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Peacock's "Girls5Eva"), to name a few. USA TODAY'S TV critic Kelly Lawler has addressed several more snubs.

Who will win at the Emmy Awards?

This year's Emmy race has been full of predictable frontrunners ("Lasso," Jean Smart from "Hacks") and some hopeful spoilers (Bowen Yang of "Saturday Night Live," "The Boys"). With many perennial Emmy winners not in contention this year because of COVID-related production delays – "Succession," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Morning Show," "Better Call Saul" and "Killing Eve" among them – there are more chances for newer and lesser-known series to triumph.

Our TV critic has shared her insight so readers can have the edge on their Emmy (virtual) office pools.

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Grammy recap: Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo take top awards

Jon Batiste ruled on a Grammys night that celebrated young hitmaker Olivia Rodrigo and embraced the funk of Silk Sonic.

Batiste, who went into music's biggest night with a leading 11 nominations, won five trophies including album of the year – the top prize of the night – for "We Are" at Sunday's 64th Grammy Awards. Silk Sonic, the super duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, took home record and song of the year – as well as R&B song and performance Grammys for "Leave the Door Open." And Rodrigo was named best new artist as part of her three-win day, which also included best pop vocal album for "Sour" and pop solo performance for her hit "Drivers License."

It was a night of many performances, by Justin Bieber, BTS, Lady Gaga and more, and also of important tributes. Billie Eilish wore a T-shirt honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a prerecorded message at the Grammys paired with a rousing rendition of "Free" by John Legend.

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Here are all the highlights and winners from the prime-time Grammys:

Jon Batiste's 'We Are' wins album of the year

After entering the night with 11 nominations and walking away with the Grammys' top prize. Batiste talks about how there shouldn't be such things as best new artist, best actor or best record because art is subjective. "They have like a radar to reach that person when they need it the most," Batiste says. In regard to music, "it's more than entertainment for me – it's a spiritual practice." He also left the crowd with a positive message: "Be you. That's it. I love you even if I don't know you."

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Carrie Underwood debuts new song 'Ghost Story'

Hours after winning the Grammy for best roots gospel album, Underwood cranks up the wind machine so her dress can billow as she belts her new power ballad "Ghost Story." (It's a'ight.)

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Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak get a 'clean sweep' with Silk Sonic

Not only did they win song of the year, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak take a second major Grammy. "We're really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point," .Paak says. "But in the industry, we call that a clean sweep."

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Doja Cat and SZA's 'Kiss Me More' wins a Grammy, H.E.R. bangs the drums

"I have never taken such a fast (pee) in my whole life," an out-of-breath Doja Cat says when accepting the honor for best pop duo/group performance. "I'm glad you made it back in time!" SZA adds. Doja Cat can't stop crying. "This is a big deal," she says. Their win is followed by a performance from H.E.R., who sings "Damage," plays drums on "We Made It" and is joined by Travis Barker and Lenny Kravitz for "Are You Gonna Go My Way."

Justin Bieber gets his ballad on at the Grammys

Decked out in a backward baseball cap and hoodie, Justin Bieber sings his hit "Peaches" first at the piano when he's kicking it on the slow side and then is joined by R&B artists Daniel Caesar and Givēon.

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Jon Batiste gives a spirited rendition of 'Freedom'

After going to town on the piano, Batiste joins a slew of backup dancers, his band and a bunch of candy-colored props for a joyful performance of "Freedom."

'In memoriam' segment honors Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Stephen Sondheim

Trevor Noah begins the "In memoriam" sequence with a tribute to Hawkins, the late Foo Fighters drummer, followed by an ode to Sondheim: Ben Platt performs "Not a Day Goes By," Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. sing "Send In the Clowns" and "West Side Story" star Rachel Zegler comes in for "Somewhere."

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Olivia Rodrigo takes Grammy No. 3, for pop vocal album

The young singer's "Sour" wins the category, and Rodrigo thanks her parents, especially her mom "for being supportive of my dreams, no matter how crazy."

Jazmine Sullivan wins best R&B album for 'Heaux Tales'

Billy Porter presents Sullivan's win, though she responds in her acceptance speech, "I don't know what I heard. I almost didn't believe it." Sullivan says the album was inspired by "her own shame and decisions I made in my 20s that weren't favorable. But what it ended up being was a safe space for Black women to tell our stories." Backstage, Sullivan adds she was overwhelmed by her Grammy wins. (She also took best R&B performance.) “I’ve been wanting to win a Grammy since I was a kid," she says. "After losing so many times, I kind of gave up, like maybe it’s not for me and I’ll just make my music. It’s surreal to hold these babies right now."

Lady Gaga gets jazzy for 'Love for Sale'

Tony Bennett couldn't appear but he introduces Gaga, who channels her inner swing goddess. She fronts a big band singing the uptempo "Love for Sale" then settles down for the string-laden ballad "Do I Love You." She closes out her time with a message for Bennett: "I love you, Tony. We miss you."

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy appears on screen at the Grammys

"Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos … but our music will break through anyway," Zelenskyy says in a virtual appearance asking to "support us in any way you can" as his country continues to fight the Russian invasion. John Legend then sings "Free" as he's joined by Mika Newton, whose sister is serving in the Ukrainian army, and Lyuba Yakimchuk, a poet from Donbas who fled Ukraine just days ago.

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Baby Keem's 'Family Ties' wins rap performance Grammy, Chris Stapleton feels country 'Cold'

"Nothing could prepare me for this moment tonight," Baby Keem says of nabbing the best rap performance Grammy, which goes to his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar. From there, switching genres on a dime, Stapleton takes the stage to sing "Cold" – which won the best country song Grammy earlier in the day.

Nas brings old-school hip-hop back to the Grammys stage

The youngsters were gifted with an appearance from a legendary OG: With the help of a great horn section, rapper Nas performed a montage of tracks including "I Can," "Made You Look," "One Mic" and "Rare."

Joni Mitchell presents Brandi Carlile's performance of 'Right on Time'

With an opening from legends Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, Carlile takes the stage to a stirring version of "Right on Time," starting on piano and transitioning to guitar, accompanied by a string section.

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Olivia Rodrigo (as expected) wins best new artist

Two previous winners in the Grammy category, Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion, welcome the next best new artist to their fold: Olivia Rodrigo. "Whoa. This is my biggest dream come true," she says.

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Billie Eilish performs 'Happier Than Ever' in the weirdest bedroom ever

With her brother Finneas on acoustic guitar, the multi-time Grammy winner first sings her hit tune in a room where a couch is on the ceiling and she's walking around in water and then winds up on the rooftop of this very strange home to rock out like a champ. Also of note: Eilish is wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters drummer who was unexpectedly found dead while on tour last month.

Chris Stapleton rules the country album category

After winning two Grammys earlier in the day, Chris Stapleton wins best country album for "Starting Over." The dad of five says it's his 4-year-old twins' birthday so "I'm thinking a lot about sacrifices," he says. "I don't know how it is for everybody. ... It hurts sometimes but I hope it's making the world a better place."

Lil Nas X performs and seemingly calls out his haters

Joined by Jack Harlow and rocking multiple glitzy costume changes, Lil Nas X performs a montage of his hits "Dead Right Now," "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and "Industry Baby," with voiceovers from his critics and a very large bust of his head in the middle of the stage. He owns it all, though, dancing up a storm in what's best described as the coolest drum major outfit ever.

BTS unleashes 'Butter,' screaming crowds respond

After one of the K-pop crew shares a moment with Olivia Rodrigo, the mega-popular group launches into a performance of "Butter" with a whole bunch of smooth dancing to melt everyone's hearts.

Silk Sonic wins song of the year for 'Leave the Door Open'

Questlove tosses out another Oscars slap joke – "I'm going to present this award and I hope that you people stay like 500 feet away from me" – before song of the year goes to Silk Sonic. "Andy, I couldn't be prouder of doing this song with you," Bruno Mars says to partner Anderson .Paak. The duo's tune also won for R&B song and tied for R&B performance.

Olivia Rodrigo breaks out the 'Drivers License,' J Balvin goes 'In da Getto'

Rodrigo begins seated behind the wheel of a spiffy car as she performs a tender-turned-rockin' version of her huge hit song "Drivers License." She also sings walking down a faux street looking like she's lost on the way to the prom but she's emoting like a champ so it's OK. Noah jokes that Rodrigo captures "how heartbreaking it is to go to the DMV" before J Balvin is joined by Maria Becerra for "Qué Más Pues?" then launches into "In da Getto" with an army of dancing arms.

Silk Sonic begins the Grammys show by bringing the funk

"Vegas, baby! I can smell the bad decisions up here already," host Trevor Noah says kicking off the Grammys broadcast on top of the MGM Grand. He sends it to the Grand Garden Arena, where Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) plays a brassy rendition of "777" – and evokes some James Brown feels – in a jam that feels right at home in the land of craps tables and roulette wheels. Afterward Noah makes the first Oscars slap joke of the night: "We're going to be keeping people's names out of our mouths all night!"

St. Vincent takes second best alternative music album Grammy

A luminous St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) talks backstage about “Daddy’s Home,” her Grammy-winning best alternative music album. “I wanted the listener to feel like they were sitting in an old leather armchair with a glass of bourbon and luxuriate in the album,” she says.

Posing in a floor-length pink gown accented with feathers, St. Vincent was proud that more women have landed in the category since her 2015 win there as the first female to do so since Sinead O’Connor 20 years prior. “I’m glad the times are a-changin’,” she says.

Kanye West rules two rap categories, Olivia Rodrigo gets her first Grammy

Ye wins for best melodic rap performance "Hurricane" and rap song ("Jail" with Jay-Z) but loses the rap album Grammy to Tyler, the Creator's "Call Me If You Get Lost." Rodrigo's breakout "Drivers License" is named best pop solo performance while Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's "Love for Sale" wins for pop vocal album.

Foo Fighters sweep rock Grammys in wake of Taylor Hawkins' death

Dave Grohl's band wins best rock performance ("Making a Fire"), best rock song ("Waiting on a War") and rock album ("Medicine at Midnight"). Foo Fighters were supposed to perform at the Grammys but canceled their appearance as well as the rest of their tour after drummer Hawkins died unexpectedly last month. In addition, H.E.R.'s "Fight for You" is named best traditional R&B performance and Silk Sonic's "Leave the Door Open" takes best R&B song and ties for R&B performance.

CeCe Winans wins three, George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' anniversary album takes honor

Winans pulls a hat trick and wins for gospel performance/song, contemporary Christian music performance/song and best gospel album while Carrie Underwood's "My Savior" is named best roots gospel album. Plus George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition" gets best boxed or special limited edition package, making it the first Grammy the former Beatle factored into since 2002, when “Marwa Blues,” from his final album “Brainwashed,” earned a nod for best pop instrumental performance.

“This album has really endured,” his widow, Olivia Harrison, says backstage. “It’s full of hope and inspiration and good rock ‘n’ roll and great musicians. It’s George’s seminal work. He got his first Grammy 58 years ago (with The Beatles, who won best new artist) and it’s amazing that 58 years later I’m standing here. People have told me how (this music) has helped and healed them."

Jon Batiste runs his Grammy haul to four, 'Summer of Soul' gets Grammy love

Batiste extends his streak, taking best music video for "Freedom." "We just wanted everybody to see it and be transformed by joy," he says of the video's New Orleans setting. And exactly seven days after winning best documentary at the Oscars, "Summer of Soul" snags the Grammy for best music film. "What a journey for this film, from Sundance (Film Festival) until last week," director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says with a knowing laugh. (His Oscar win came directly after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.)

Joni Mitchell gets Grammy for best historical album

After making an emotional return to the stage at Friday's MusiCares pre-Grammys tribute, Mitchell receives a Grammy for "Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)." "I didn't expect this," the legendary singer says, thanking Cameron Crowe (who did the liner notes) and "my angel," her physical therapist who's been helping her since she suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015.

Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne win country Grammys

Stapleton shouts out the house band when accepting his best country solo performance for "You Should Probably Leave." "I was really slow so they had to play a long time," quips Stapleton, who also takes best country song for "Cold." And Brothers Osborne takes the Grammy for country duo/group performance for “Younger Me,” written in response to T.J. Osborne coming out. “I never thought I would be able to do music professionally because of my sexual orientation,” says the first openly gay artist signed to a major country label. “And I never thought I’d be onstage accepting a Grammy after something I thought would be life-changing in a negative way. (But) I am here with a man I love and who loves me back. I don’t know what I did to be so lucky.”

In addition, Batiste runs his 2022 Grammy haul to three, winning for American roots performance and roots song.

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland takes new age album Grammy

"This has got to be a first: a rock drummer in a new age category," says Copeland, a founding member of The Police who wins for "Divine Tides" with Ricky Kej. Angelique Kidjo's "Mother Nature" takes the Grammy for global music album and the late Chick Corea receives two honors: best improvised jazz solo for "Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" and Latin jazz album for "Mirror Mirror" with Eliane Elias and Chucho Valdés.

Jon Batiste snags Grammy win for 'Soul' soundtrack

"Tell the truth, you didn't expect Kunta to be this fine, did you?" says host LeVar Burton, the "Star Trek" and "Roots" actor, to start the Grammys preshow. He points out the global unrest of the moment but also offers a positive message: "Music is a balm for all our souls."

Batiste grabs his first Grammy of the day – for "Soul," which ties with "The Queen's Gambit" for score soundtrack for visual media. Bo Burnham's "All Eyes on Me" snags best song for visual media, "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" wins for best musical theater album and "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" takes the honor for compilation soundtrack for visual media.

Olivia Rodrigo vs. Billie Eilish might be one for the ages

Two years after sweeping the major Grammy honors, Eilish returns with seven nominations this year, including album, song and record of the year for her “Happier Than Ever” and its title track. Rodrigo, the new kid on the scene, also has seven nods including those key categories. Plus she's favored for the prestigious best new artist – yep, which Eilish won in 2020 – against a field that includes Glass Animals, Saweetie and Eilish's own brother, Finneas.

Wondering how to watch the Grammy Awards? We got you

You can tune into the premiere ceremony – when about 70 of the 86 awards are distributed – starting at 3:30 EDT/12:30 PDT at grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel. Red carpet arrivals will be streamed on grammy.com starting at 6:30 EDT/3:30 PDT; E! starts its coverage at 4 EDT/1 PDT, with "Live From E!: Grammys" starting at 6 EDT/3 PDT. And then there's the prime-time show: That airs live on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 EDT/5 PDT, and is also accessible via CBS.com and the CBS app (with a cable subscription).

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Emmy nominations 2022: How Zendaya, 'Abbott Elementary's ...

Tuesday's Emmy Awards nominations were full of firsts.

A-list stars including Andrew Garfield (FX's "Under the Banner of Heaven"), Amanda Seyfried (Hulu's "The Dropout") and Oscar Isaac (HBO's "Scenes from a Marriage") earned their first Emmy nods in acting categories, all for limited series.

The late Chadwick Boseman, who died of colon cancer in 2020, received his first nomination posthumously in the outstanding character voiceover category for Disney+ series "What If?", for which he reprised his role of T'Challa from Marvel's "Black Panther." Norm Macdonald, who died of leukemia last year, also received his first Emmy nods for his own posthumously released Netflix standup project "Nothing Special."

And former President Barack Obama – already a two-time Grammy winner for his audiobooks – inched closer to EGOT status with his first Emmy nod for outstanding narrator for Netflix docuseries "Our Great National Parks."

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Quinta Brunson makes history with her 'Abbott Elementary' nominations

The creator and star of "Abbott Elementary," ABC's breakout freshman sitcom, is the first Black woman to earn three nominations in comedy categories in the same year, according to Variety. Brunson, who plays a tenacious teacher at an underfunded public school, was recognized for best lead actress in a comedy, best writing for a comedy series (for the pilot episode) and best comedy series (as an executive producer).

At 32, she is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated as comedy actor. Brunson's "Abbott" co-stars Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams were also nominated in supporting actor categories.

Selena Gomez lands 'Only Murders' nod, but not for acting

The pop star/makeup mogul is one-third of the central trio of Hulu's mystery comedy "Only Murders in the Building," in which she co-stars with Martin Short and Steve Martin. While both funnymen were nominated for lead actor, Gomez was passed over, much to her fans' disappointment.

But there is a silver lining: Gomez still earned her first Emmy nod as an executive producer on "Only Murders," which also was nominated for best comedy series. As Variety points out, she's only the second Latina to get a producing nom for comedy series, after Salma Hayek for ABC's "Ugly Betty" in 2007.

Zendaya sets two records with 'Euphoria' noms

In 2020, Zendaya made history as the youngest winner for best lead actress in a drama for HBO's controversial soap "Euphoria," playing a teen drug addict in the throes of recovery. Now 25, she's setting two more records this year: becoming the youngest two-time acting nominee, as well as the youngest nominated producer, according to Deadline. (Zendaya is an executive producer on "Euphoria," which was recognized in the best drama series category.)

Sydney Sweeney earns double nods for 'Euphoria,' 'White Lotus'

Sweeney, 24, became the meme queen for the 2021-22 TV season, thanks to her scene-stealing roles as dramatic and deadpteens in HBO's "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus." Now, the fast-rising star is double-nominated in the supporting acting categories for drama and limited series, respectively.

Others doubly honored: Two-time Emmy winner Julia Garner won nods for both lead actress in a limited series (Netflix's scammer show "Inventing Anna") and supporting actress in a drama series ("Ozark," also on Netflix). And "Saturday Night Live" alum Bill Hader was recognized for lead actor in a comedy series (HBO's "Barry") as well as guest actor in a comedy series (for the 11th season of Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO).

'Squid Game' breaks ground with best drama series Emmy nomination

The Korean-made Netflix sensation notched a key milestone Tuesday, as the first non-English-language show nominated for best drama series in the awards' 74-year history. The brutal survival thriller, which has already been renewed for Season 2, made off with 14 nominations overall, including best lead actor in a drama series (Lee Jung-jae).