Tag: NASA
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 [...]
Juno takes a closer look at Io
The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the gas giant’s four largest moons.
NASA’s Juno spac [...]
NASA captures large Magellanic fireworks
Resembling sparks from a fireworks display, this image taken by a JPL camera onboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate filaments that are [...]
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 [...]
Rocky planets can form in extreme environments
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the [...]
Webb reveals new features in heart of Milky Way
The play of darkness and light in our galaxy’s crowded core is put on display like never before by the James Webb Space Telescope.
A bright field [...]
A silent X-59 QueSST is now loud in colors
The X-59 QueSST may be "quiet" when it breaks the sound barrier, but it now supports a loud color scheme.
NASA's experimental supersonic jet is re [...]
Webb arises new thinking on planet formation
In this artist concept, the young star SZ Chamaeleontis -SZ Cha- is surrounded by a disk of dust and gas with the potential to form a planetary syste [...]
US’s X-37B space plane to fly on a Falcon Heavy
The U.S. Space Force's shadowy X-37B is set for launch atop a SpaceX rocket, reported Space.com.
The reusable space plane will launch atop a Space [...]