Telescope
NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star
NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. The Egg Nebula features a central star obscured by a dense cloud of dust, with twin beams from the dying […]
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Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey
Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will conduct three revolutionary surveys of unprecedented scale, transforming all areas of astronomy and answering longstanding questions about dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets. The Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey will peer into the center of our galaxy […]
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Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures
Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust, providing valuable insights into massive star formation theories. The telescope’s near-infrared emission detection capabilities allow researchers to study “outflow cavities” formed by protostars’ jets of gas and dust, shedding light on the properties of young […]
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Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation
Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Lupus 3, a star-forming cloud 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, revealing new life amidst its eerie landscape. The image shows white wisps of gas swirling throughout the region, including a dark dust cloud and bright T Tauri […]
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NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star, IRAS 23077+6707, which spans nearly 400 billion miles – 40 times the diameter of our solar system. The disk is unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent, with wisps of material stretching much farther […]
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NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Curiosity rover have been named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame, recognizing their groundbreaking impact on science and technology. The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever built, giving humanity breathtaking views of […]
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NASA Announces Plan to Map Milky Way With Roman Space Telescope
NASA Announces Plan to Map Milky Way With Roman Space Telescope NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will conduct a Galactic Plane Survey to map the Milky Way galaxy in unprecedented detail, revealing tens of billions of stars and exploring previously uncharted structures. The survey will cover nearly 700 square degrees of the galaxy’s disk-shaped […]
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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Markarian 178 (Mrk 178), a blue dwarf galaxy located 13 million light-years away, featuring a unique blend of young stars and rare massive Wolf-Rayet stars. Mrk 178 is one of over 1,500 Markarian galaxies, named after Armenian astrophysicist […]
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Red Spider Nebula
Red Spider Nebula The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula. The image reveals the full extent of the nebula’s outstretched lobes, which form the ‘legs’ of the spider and are traced by light emitted from H2 molecules. The lobes are shown to be closed, bubble-like […]
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NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key Tests
NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key Tests NASA’s Roman Observatory has passed several critical tests, including a shake test, acoustic testing, and thermal vacuum testing, to ensure its successful launch. The outer portion of the observatory, which includes the telescope, instrument carrier, and solar panels, underwent vibration and acoustic testing to replicate the rocket […]
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