Telescope
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that’s hard to categorize as either spiral or elliptical due to its unique features. The galaxy has a smooth, featureless center and a dusty ring with patchy star clusters, which could indicate it merged with other galaxies in the past. […]
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Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster: A new image from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 160,000 light-years away. The image showcases the second-largest star-forming region in the galaxy, called N11, where gas clouds coalesce into new […]
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Hubble Spies Galaxy with Lots to See
Hubble Spies Galaxy with Lots to See Hubble Spies Galaxy with Lots to See: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of galaxy NGC 7456, located over 51 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. Galaxy Details Revealed: The Hubble image reveals fine detail in the galaxy’s patchy spiral arms, clumps of […]
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Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation
Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image of galaxy Messier 96, showcasing its asymmetric spiral arms and off-center galactic core. The latest image combines data from observations in ultraviolet, near infrared, and visible/optical light, revealing regions of ionized hydrogen and nitrogen that help astronomers study star formation. […]
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Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy
Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 45, which lies just 22 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy is a low surface brightness galaxy, meaning it appears fainter than the night sky itself due to having relatively few stars for […]
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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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