Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots the ultimate ‘super star cluster’ deep in the Milky Way
JWST’s view of Westerlund 1, among the closest “super star” clusters to the planetary system. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M.Zamani(ESA/Webb), M. G. Guarcello(INAF-OAPA)and the EWOCS group) What it…
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Space photo of the week: See the gorgeous Rosette Nebula โ before it destroys itself
Nestled within the intense petals of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, the young star cluster it supported. (Image credit: Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/ NSF/AURA; Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of…
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Space photo of the week: Easter Island’s last ‘ring of fire’ eclipse for 320 years
A “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse as seen on Oct. 2 from Easter Island. ( Image credit: Aditya Madhavan) What it is: An annular solar eclipse Where it is:…
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Space photo of the week: Entangled galaxies form cosmic smiley face in new James Webb telescope image
What it is: Arp 107, a set of communicating galaxies Where it is: 465 million light-years away, in the constellation Leo Minor When it was shared: Sept. 18, 2024 Why…
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Space photo of the week: Space X’s Polaris Dawn astronauts ‘touch the void’ on 1st-ever private spacewalk
What it is: A picture of personal astronaut Jared Isaacman on the first-ever business spacewalk Where it is: Partly outside the hatch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft, which…
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Space photo of the week: The 1st image of an alien planet
This very first world beyond our planetary system (right) was discovered orbiting a brown dwarf, called 2M1207 (center). (Image credit: ESO) What it is: exoplanet 2M1207b Where it is: about…
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Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2’s final portrait of a planet
An incorrect color photo of Neptune was made from Voyager 2 images taken through 3 filters. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) What it is: Among the last photos of Neptune taken by…
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights and rare glowing arc shine over 11th-century castle
When professional photographer Josh Dury set out to photo the peak of the Perseid meteor shower over night on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, bit did he understand he ‘d…
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Space photo of the week โ Extraordinary images of our sublime universe
Area images advise us that, around every corner of our huge universe, something incredible waits for. From the latest James Webb Space Telescope images to historical images of groundbreaking area…
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope catches baby stars roaring to life
The Serpens Nebula as seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (NASA-JPL), Joel Green (STScI)) What it is: The Serpens Nebula Where…
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