Telescope
Hubble Captures a Tarantula
Hubble Captures a Tarantula Hubble has captured an incredible image of the Tarantula Nebula, a star-forming factory located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula is home to massive stars, some 200 times as massive as our Sun, and features rare types of stars like Wolf-Rayet stars that have lost their […]
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NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin
NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found strong evidence for a gas giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the closest solar twin to Earth at 4 light-years away. The planet, estimated to be about the mass of Saturn, orbits Alpha Centauri A in an […]
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As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate
As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest-ever picture of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, providing more information about its size and physical properties. The comet’s solid, icy nucleus is estimated to be between 1,000 feet (320 meters) and 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) in diameter, with the upper […]
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NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope
NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope NASA has successfully installed two sunshields onto the inner segment of its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to keep instruments cool and stable during the mission’s exploration of the infrared universe. The sunshields, called Lower Instrument Sun Shade, are lightweight yet stiff panels that will […]
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Hubble Surveys Supernova-Rich Spiral
Hubble Surveys Supernova-Rich Spiral Hubble Space Telescope has released a stunning image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1309, showcasing its intricate details and hundreds of distant background galaxies. The galaxy is notable for hosting two supernovae: SN 2002fk, a Type Ia supernova, and SN 2012Z, a Type Iax supernova that defied expectations by leaving behind […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Inspects Cat’s Paw
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Inspects Cat’s Paw NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has released an image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula to celebrate its third anniversary, revealing new structural details and features. The telescope used its NIRCam camera to capture the nebula, which shows massive young stars carving away at nearby gas and dust. […]
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Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of galaxy cluster Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away, showcasing over 100 galaxies and hot, diffuse gas. The image provides a unique opportunity to study dark matter, a form of matter that does not interact with light, by observing its gravitational influence […]
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Hubble Observations Give “Missing” Globular Cluster Time to Shine
Hubble Observations Give “Missing” Globular Cluster Time to Shine Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a previously unexplored globular cluster, ESO 591-12, which features a dense array of multicolored stars. The study aims to provide complete observations of ages and distances for all 34 confirmed Milky Way globular clusters that Hubble has yet […]
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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far? The James Webb Space Telescope can see so far because it uses powerful cameras that don’t see light like our eyes do, but instead detect infrared light, which has longer wavelengths. The telescope’s enormous golden mirror collects ancient light from distant galaxies and reflects it […]
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Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center
Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of UGC 11397, a spiral galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. The black hole contains 174 million times the mass of our Sun and is actively growing, emitting bright X-ray light that can pierce through thick clouds of dust. UGC […]
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