Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope’s view of the Flame Nebula is a ‘quantum leap’ forward for astronomers
This collage of images from the Flame Nebula reveals a near-infrared view from the Hubble Space Telescope left wing, with infrared views from the James Webb Space Telescope in the…
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Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar ‘imposter’ hiding in the Great Bear
The spiral nebula UGC 5460 has actually hosted 2 current supernovae. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Jacobson-Galán, A. Filippenko, J. Mauerha) What it is: The spiral nebula UGC 5460…
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Space photo of the week: The last view of the ‘Great Comet of 2025’ for half a million years
The’Great Comet of 2025 ‘C/2024 G3(ATLAS)skyrocketed through Earth’s skies in January. It will not show up once again for numerous countless years. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/ AURA/C. Briceño ) What it…
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals mysterious ‘light echo’ in the broken heart of Cassiopeia
Irradiated dust streams through area near the Cassiopeia A supernova residue in this vibrant James Webb Space Telescope image. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Jencson (Caltech/IPAC)) What it…
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‘Like a family photo of our solar system’: The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyes
Worlds are born in swirling disks of gas and dust around young stars. Astronomers are acutely thinking about the world development procedure, and comprehending that procedure is among the James…
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
The James Webb Space Telescope’s picture of the Leo P dwarf galaxy. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Kristen McQuinn(STScI)) What it is: The Leo P dwarf galaxy Where it is:…
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Space photo of the week: Dry ice ‘geysers’ erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet
What it is: Geysers of gas and dust on Mars Where it is: The south polar area of Mars When it was shared: Jan. 29, 2025 Why it’s so unique:…
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Space photo of the week: James Webb and Hubble telescopes unite to solve ‘impossible’ planet mystery
A picture of NGC 346 from the Hubble Space Telescope(left)and the James Webb Space Telescope(ideal). (Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones( UK ATC ), Guido…
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Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo
The Antlia Cluster(Abell S636)is a group of a minimum of 230 galaxies situated about 130 million & light-years away in the instructions of the constellation Antlia(the Air Pump). (Image credit:…
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Space photo of the week: Look into Titan’s ‘eye,’ 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft’s historic landing on Saturn’s largest moon
(Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/ University of Arizona ) What it is: Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan Where it is: Around 750 million miles(1.2 billion kilometers) from Earth When it was shared: May…
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