Tag: ESA
Webb finds neutron star at SN-1987A
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The [...]
Webb finds signs of aurorae on brown dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infra [...]
Webb shows early galaxies in odd shapes
Researchers using Webb found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, not spiral or elliptical structures.
Webb h [...]
Hubble catches a vast galactic neighborhood
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies:
The large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side [...]
Hubble sights a galaxy with ‘Forbidden’ light
This whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth.
In addition [...]
Webb updates image of ringed planet Uranus
When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the planet appeared to be a nearly featureless, solid blue ball. Now, Webb shows us an infrared view that is [...]
Italy’s Mount Etna lava is captured from space
One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday November 12th, spewing lava and clouds of ash high over the Mediterranean isl [...]
NASA’s Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high-resolution look at Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space [...]
Crescent-like structures now visible in Supernova 1987A
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered new details in Supernova 1987A with its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument, reports NASA.
St [...]
Hubble images a starstruck galaxy
The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is dominated by a stellar p [...]