Astronomy
Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope!
Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured over 500,000 images of galaxies that need to be classified by volunteers through the Galaxy Zoo project. The classification process involves examining an image from the Webb telescope and answering simple questions about the shape of the galaxy, […]
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How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58
How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58 According to NASA expert, we are literally made of star stuff, as the elements that make up our bodies were formed in previous stars. The universe existed for billions of years before humans and our solar system, and all the elements […]
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Seeing the Cygnus Loop in a New Way
Seeing the Cygnus Loop in a New Way NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has created a 3D model of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant that provides insights into the explosive death of a massive star. The 3D model allows people to explore and print examples of stars in the early and end stages of their […]
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‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life
‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life need extraordinary evidence to support their claims, as suggested by Carl Sagan’s phrase “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” The detection of life on K2-18b, a planet in another star system, […]
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Hubble Visits Glittering Cluster, Capturing Its Ultraviolet Light
Hubble Visits Glittering Cluster, Capturing Its Ultraviolet Light Hubble Space Telescope has revisited stunning globular cluster Messier 72 (M72) as part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, capturing its ultraviolet light for the first time. M72 is a collection of stars located in the constellation Aquarius, approximately 50,000 light-years from Earth, and is one of the […]
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Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus
Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus NASA recently conducted a rare planetary alignment event to study Uranus’ atmosphere and rings, providing valuable data on its stratosphere’s temperature, density, and pressure. The event, known as a stellar occultation, allowed NASA scientists to measure Uranus’ atmospheric properties at multiple altitude layers, shedding light on […]
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Flickering X-rays shed light on supermassive black holes
Flickering X-rays shed light on supermassive black holes Flickering X-rays from the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope have provided insight into the relationship between galaxies and their supermassive black holes, shedding light on how the universe developed over the past 14 billion years. Researchers analyzed 15 years of data collected by Chandra to reconstruct the […]
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Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit
Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit Hubble was launched on April 24, 1990, and has since revolutionized our understanding of the universe with its stunning images and groundbreaking scientific discoveries. The telescope has captured breathtaking views of galaxies, nebulae, stars, and planets, including a record-breaking 20,000 images of the cosmos. Hubble’s […]
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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical
Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical A team of astronomers has found potential evidence for life on a distant planet called K2-18b, which orbits a star about 120 light-years from Earth. The discovery was made using the James Webb Space Telescope, […]
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Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula
Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image series revisiting stunning targets, including the Eagle Nebula, as part of its 35th anniversary celebrations. The Eagle Nebula features a towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust that is 9.5 light-years tall and 7,000 light-years away from Earth. […]
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