Cosmos
NASA’s Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic “Noon”
NASA’s Chandra Sees Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic “Noon” NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a surprisingly strong black hole jet at cosmic “noon,” which occurred about three billion years after the universe began. The jet, located 11.6 billion light-years from Earth, was illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang and […]
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Hubble Captures Cotton Candy Clouds
Hubble Captures Cotton Candy Clouds The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy located 160,000 light-years away from Earth. The image features wispy gas clouds that resemble brightly colored cotton candy due to the use of specialized filters on the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument. […]
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Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds
Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds Galaxy clusters PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 are on course to collide again for the second time, with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes capturing evidence of this rare cosmic event. The galaxy cluster, located 2.8 billion light-years from Earth, has already experienced a collision about a […]
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Hubble Images Galaxies Near and Far
Hubble Images Galaxies Near and Far Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of distant galaxy HerS 020941.1+001557, which appears as a red arc partially encircling a foreground elliptical galaxy. The alignment of this trio of galaxies creates an Einstein ring, a type of gravitational lens that bends and magnifies light from a distant object around […]
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Adding Dimension to Cassiopeia A
Adding Dimension to Cassiopeia A Astronomers have discovered a mysterious feature within the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, nicknamed the “Green Monster.” The Green Monster is part of a puzzling network of ejecta filaments forming a web of oxygen-rich material. When combined with X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the […]
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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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Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound
Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound Scientists can now explore the universe through multiple senses: sight, touch, and sound, thanks to advances in technology and software. The “Mini Stars 3D Kits” created by NASA’s Universe of Learning allow users to visualize and physically interact with 3D models of celestial objects, such as stars […]
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