405: Finding a Hidden Planet in Old Telescope Data

Today on The Good Daily, astronomers recover a distant planet from archived James Webb Space Telescope observations, Venice begins digitizing a vast record of flood recovery and conservation, researchers model iron powder as a possible way to store renewable energy, and volunteers prepare thousands of meals, clothing items, and diapers for Bread for the City. We also consider the measures we use to recognize progress.

Today on The Good Daily, mobile lung-cancer checks bring screening closer to communities in Leeds, England adds a biodiversity requirement for nationally significant infrastructure projects, an offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea installs its final turbine, and Sierra Leone expands school meals for more than 276,000 children. We also consider the ordinary acts of care that hold daily life together.

Today on The Good Daily, supporters help complete the purchase of England’s Rothbury Estate for long-term conservation, an Arsenal fan stops to help a woman trapped in mud, researchers use robots and drones to study how wheat draws water, and a World Health Organization report records progress against neglected tropical diseases. We also consider how hope can matter even when our feelings remain complicated.

Today on The Good Daily, the American Exchange Project helps high-school students experience unfamiliar communities across the United States, a Nepalese school evacuates more than nine hundred students after a flood warning, a United Nations report documents restoration work across 149 countries, and China expands public access to archaeology. We also consider how attention needs a place to live.

Today on The Good Daily, autistic adults help run the guest experience at Erik’s Ranch in Montana, Manna House receives funding to continue homelessness-prevention services in England, muralists bring new color to Saint Petersburg, and a Caltech-built robot assembles part of a truss in orbit. We also consider what we can learn when we make room for someone else’s expertise.

Today on The Good Daily, Karl Bushby completes a decades-long journey from southern Chile to his mother’s home, students in New Jersey collect food for families across the state, Barbados reaches a major public-health milestone in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission, and a San Francisco library celebrates the costume work of Debra “Beaver” Bauer. We also consider when a routine has finished its job.

Today on The Good Daily, an investigational wearable incubator lets parents hold their premature twins while medical support stays connected, a moviegoer raises more than $146,000 for a longtime theater usher, a student builds an emergency communication app for moments without a signal, and Pittsburgh offers eligible households a path through water debt. We also revisit how breathing can offer a gentle pause in the present moment.

Today on The Good Daily, Eva Broderick performs CPR after lightning strikes her hiking partner and the couple later marries, a new simulation lets people explore the first galaxies, a childhood lemonade stand grows into a major day of giving, and Fillongley's knitters turn road-safety concerns into a roadside display. We also consider how to make time for the decision everyone keeps skipping.

Today on The Good Daily, a Texas barber helps return $128,514 found at an ATM, a wrong turn helps a family escape a burning home, a painted-on treatment slows some decay in children's baby teeth, and volunteers uncover the story of a medieval workshop on a Scottish island. We also consider how to read an old favorite as the person you are now.

Today on The Good Daily, Minneapolis auto students restore a car for a Navy veteran, Shanghai's new opera house opens public spaces beyond the auditorium, a free bike program sends beginners home with skills and equipment, and a coral experiment offers a restoration idea for further testing. We also consider how to help with a draft without taking it over.