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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Earth from space: Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses
The ghostly figure, which researchers described as “the mitten,” appeared eventually in between Aug. 16 and Sept. 6, 2011. It was around 2 miles high. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Landsat)…
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‘Space trash’ will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says
An illustration of ‘Oumuamua, an odd, spaceship-size item that likely originated from another galaxy. According to astrophysicist Avi Loeb, things like this might hold traces of alien innovation. ( Image…
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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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Hubble Space Telescope Captures Ultraviolet Image of NGC 346
The Hubble group has actually launched a striking brand-new picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the open cluster NGC 346, which lives in among our Milky Way…
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Hubble Space Telescope Gazes at UGC 3478
A spectacular brand-new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope supplies a comprehensive take a look at the spiral nebula UGC 3478. This Hubble image reveals UGC 3478, a…
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Earth from space: Massive landslide dams Canadian river, trapping endangered fish on the wrong side
Satellite pictures of the Chilcotin River taken by Landsat 9 before the landslide (July 16) and after the landslide (Aug. 1) demonstrate how the river inflated after being dammed. (Image…
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