Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar ‘H-bomb’ exploding in Aquarius at 1 million mph
This Hubble Space Telescope image includes the binary star system R Aquarii. (Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, Matthias Stute, Margarita Karovska, Davide De Martin(ESA/Hubble ), Mahdi Zamani(ESA/Hubble)) What it…
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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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Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute ‘never-before-seen maneuvers’ on its descent to Earth
The X-37B will participate in “aerobraking” — a series of regulated descents into Earth’s environment. This will quickly and unexpectedly alter its orbit. (Image credit: Boeing Space) A trick, speculative…
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Space photo of the week: See the gorgeous Rosette Nebula — 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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Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Focus on Uranus
In a brand-new research study, astronomers compared high-resolution pictures of Uranus from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to the more-distant view from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. Their outcomes might work…
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Hubble Space Telescope Sees Starburst Regions in NGC 5248
Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has actually taken a striking brand-new picture of the strategy spiral nebula NGC 5248. This Hubble image reveals NGC 5248, a strategy spiral nebula…
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James Webb Space Telescope is ‘science and magic rolled together,’ says iconic astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock
The James Webb Space Telescope’s view of the “Pillars of Creation,” among astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s preferred area images. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale(STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer(STScI), Alyssa…
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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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James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto’s icy moon Charon
Pluto’s moon Charon as seen by the New Horizon’s telescope (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ), astronomers have actually spotted co2 and hydrogen peroxide on…
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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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