Our favorite space stories of 2024 โ from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers
The sensational star nursery Messier 78 was among the Euclid area telescope’s very first targets. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi) It’s tough…
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10 times space missions went very wrong in 2024
Human beings have actually been checking out area for nearly 70 years. If we believed all that experience would make it any simpler for us to endeavor beyond our world,…
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Space photo of the week: James Webb and Chandra spot a cosmic ‘Christmas Wreath’ sparkling in the galaxy next door
This picture of NGC 602 is a composite of X-ray(red )and infrared (orange, yellow, green and blue)light from the Chandra and James Webb area telescopes, respectively. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO;…
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Earth from space: Antarctica’s ‘Deception Island’ is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano
Deceptiveness Island is a semi-submerged volcanic caldera that supplies sanctuary to sailors checking out the Southern Ocean’s rough seas. (Image credit: NASA/LAndsat/Lauren Dauphin) FAST FACTS Where is it? Deceptiveness Island,…
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Hubble Space Telescope Revisits NGC 5643
The Hubble group has actually launched a striking brand-new picture of the main part of NGC 5643, a strategy spiral nebula in the constellation of Lupus. This Hubble image reveals…
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Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule
A long-duration picture catches the view of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds from a window on the SpaceX Dragon team spacecraft. (Image credit: NASA/Don Pettit ) What it is:…
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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to ‘small men’ on the internet: ‘I should have expected this.’
Emily Calandrelli made history on Nov. 22, 2024, when she ended up being the 100th female to go to area. Thanks to “small men on the internet,” the significant turning…
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Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Flocculent Spiral: NGC 2090
Astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have actually recorded an incredible brand-new image of the spiral nebula NGC 2090. This Hubble image reveals NGC 2090, a spiral nebula some…
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Space photo of the week: Hubble uncovers the true identity of an odd galaxy โ and it’s not spiral or elliptical
The uncommon galaxy NGC 4694 has characteristics distinct to the 2 primary galaxy types, spiral and elliptical. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker) What it is: The galaxy NGC…
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Space photo of the week: Stare into the ‘bloodshot eyes’ of a haunting galaxy pair
JWST and Hubble’s brand-new composite image reveals the galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 with bright-red “blood-soaked” eyes. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) What it is: The spiral nebula…
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