James Webb telescope spots ‘stingray’ galaxy system that could solve the mystery of ‘little red dots’
A James Webb Space Telescope view of the lensed galaxy cluster MACS J1149, where the brand-new ‘stingray’things was spotted. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, C. Willott (National Research Council…
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NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago — Space photo of the week
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer observed the external rim of the supernova residue highlighted in purple in the inset. (Image credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-NEWTON, IXPE: NASA/MSFC; Optical: NSF/NOIRLab;…
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Understanding telescope magnification: A beginner’s guide to eyepieces, aperture and getting the best views
(Image credit: Jamie Carter) More zoom suggests much better views? That’s the gotten knowledge amongst purchasers of newbie’s telescopes, and it’s simple to see why. Telescope product packaging typically screams…
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James Webb telescope pushed to its limits by new observations of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4
An illustration of an asteroid near the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 will zoom by the moon at a nail-biting 13,000 miles in 2032, brand-new James Webb Space Telescope observations expose….
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NASA telescope spots first alien ‘astrosphere’ around a sun-like star: Space photo of the week
A young, sun-like star exposes its protective sheath, or’astrosphere’, for the very first time in this Chandra image. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Johns Hopkins Univ./ C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STIS;…
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NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
4 images recorded by NASA’s SPHEREx reveal various parts of comet 3I/ATLAs (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shed the foundation of life as it flew previous Earth in…
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James Webb telescope peers into ‘Eye of God’ and finds clues to life’s origins — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope’s brand-new picture of the Helix Nebula exposes comet-like knots, excellent winds and remarkable gas shifts. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, A. Pagan(STScI )) Quick…
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James Webb telescope spies rare ‘goddess of dawn’ supernova from the early universe
SN Eos, the earliest Type II supernova in the recognized universe, was found through gravitational lensing, triggering the intense blast to appear amplified and duplicated in James Webb telescope observations….
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Hubble telescope discovers ‘Cloud-9,’ a dark and rare ‘failed galaxy’ that’s unlike anything seen before
At the center of the rushed circle conceals Cloud-9– an uncommon kind of’stopped working galaxy’ filled with hydrogen and dark matter, however no noticeable stars. (Image credit: NASA, ESA. G….
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James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say
> An artist’s impression of the runaway supermassive great void, which is leaving a “contrail” of young stars some 200,000 light-years long. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak(STScI )) A…
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