Tag: Space
Webb captures a ringed Uranus
All Credit: webbtelescope.org
A zoomed-in image of Uranus, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on Feb. 6, 2023, reveals stunning view [...]
NASA names astronauts for Moon mission
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II.
All Credit: NASA.gov
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NASA presents the spacesuit for Artemis III
The Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU. Though the prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be all-white when [...]
Wolf-Rayet 124: A prelude of Supernova
The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space Telescope’s composite image combining near-infrared [...]
Pandora as an unprobable ally of scientists
Astronomers estimate 50,000 sources of near-infrared light are represented in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, reported NASA.
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Magellanic Clouds over Chile
The two prominent clouds in this Chilean Atacama Desert skyscape captured on January 21 actually lie beyond our Milky Way galaxy, reported NASA.
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Untangling a Knot of Galaxy Clusters
Astronomers have captured a spectacular, ongoing collision between at least three galaxy clusters, reported NASA.
Data from NASA’s Chandra X- [...]
NASA’s Webb captures star formation
By peering into a well-known star cluster within the Small Magellanic Cloud, Webb’s NIRCam instrument has revealed many new pockets of star formation [...]
After 50 thousand years, it is back!
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility in early March 2022.
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A party of 5 in the Southern Ring Nebula
How did all the “partygoers” –up to five stars– create the Southern Ring Nebula? Let’s hit “rewind” and replay the interactions that might have creat [...]