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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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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