Tag Archive for 'ESA'

This Hubble image shows NGC 3489, a lenticular galaxy located 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / P. Erwin, Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik / L. Ho, Peking University / S. Kaviraj, University of Hertfordshire / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Beautiful Lenticular Galaxy

May 2, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a detailed image of a lenticular galaxy called NGC 3489. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This Hubble image shows JO175, a jellyfish galaxy located 650 million light-years away in the constellation of Telescopium. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Gullieuszik / GASP Team.

Hubble Zooms in on Jellyfish Galaxy JO175

May 1, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the jellyfish galaxy JO175. This Hubble image shows JO175, a jellyfish galaxy...

This illustration depicts the asteroid Phaethon being heated by the Sun. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / IPAC.

Comet-Like Tail of Near-Earth Asteroid Phaethon is Not Made of Dust, Astronomers Say

Apr 25, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

New research shows that Phaethon’s comet-like activity cannot be explained by any kind of dust. This illustration depicts the asteroid Phaethon being...

This Webb image shows member galaxies of the galaxy cluster A2744-z7p9OD. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / T. Morishita, IPAC / A. Pagan, STScI.

Webb Spots Galaxy Protocluster in Early Universe

Apr 25, 2023 by News Staff

The seven galaxies highlighted in this new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have been confirmed to be at a distance that astronomers...

The left panel shows a three-color composite mosaic of NGC 346 combining Webb’s F277W (blue), F335M (green) and F444W (red) filters. The region is rich in structures of knots, arcs and filaments. Areas of bright pink and/or red emission are associated with clumpy star formation. The spatially resolved PAH emission excited by ultraviolet photons in green is brightest in regions corresponding to the edges of dense material, characteristic of a photodissociation region. Massive stars, stars belonging to the BS90 cluster (circled in green) and the Small Magellanic Cloud field population are also visible. The right panel shows a mosaic image from the F335M filter showing four different populations of stars: pre-main-sequence stars (blue circles), young stellar objects with Paα (orange diamonds), young stellar objects without Paα (red squares) and stars matched with the HST-PMS catalogue (purple stars). Image credit: Jones et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-023-01945-7.

Webb Detects Planetary Ingredients in NGC 346

Apr 25, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Located in the Small Magellanic Cloud at a distance of roughly 200,000 light-years, NGC 346 is a prominent young cluster — roughly 3 million years...

This Hubble image shows ACO S520, a collection of oval-shaped, elliptical galaxies some 3.4 billion light-years away in the constellation of Pictor. Image ctedit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / H. Ebeling.

Hubble Spots Group of Oval-Shaped, Elliptical Galaxies in Pictor

Apr 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of the unusual galaxy cluster ACO S520. This Hubble image shows ACO...

Illustration of an Earth-like exoplanet after X-ray radiation exposure. Image credit: NASA / CXC / M. Weiss.

X-Ray-Luminous Supernovae Pose Threat to Earth-Like Planetary Atmospheres, Study Says

Apr 20, 2023 by News Staff

The aftermaths of supernovae always produce X-rays, but if the supernova’s blast wave strikes dense surrounding gas, it can produce a particularly large...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1333, a reflection nebula located 1,000 light-years away in the northern constellation of Perseus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI.

Hubble Captures NGC 1333 in Stunning 33rd Anniversary Image

Apr 20, 2023 by News Staff

This new photo of the reflection nebula NGC 1333 was taken in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...

This image was taken by JUICE’s monitoring camera 1 (JMC1) at 14:42 CEST on April 14, 2023, following launch at 14:14 CEST. Image credit: ESA / JUICE / JMC / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

ESA’s JUICE Spacecraft Sends Its First Images from Space

Apr 19, 2023 by News Staff

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) has taken its first monitoring camera images showing part of the spacecraft with our home planet as a stunning...

$This image, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), shows Arp 220, a duo of colliding galaxies with merging cores; the brilliant light from the star-formation surrounding these cores creates diffraction spikes. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / K. Pontoppidan, STScI / A. Pagan, STScI.$

Webb Sees Ultraluminous Galaxy Collision: Arp 220

Apr 18, 2023 by News Staff

Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two spiral galaxies; the enormous object glows brightest in infrared light, making it an ideal target for...

A photo of the huge elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (left) is compared to its 3D shape as gleaned from meticulous observations made with Hubble and Keck telescopes (right). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted, STScI / Frank Summers, STScI / Chung-Pei Ma, UC Berkeley.

Astronomers Measure 3D Shape of Messier 87 and Mass of Its Central Black Hole

Apr 17, 2023 by News Staff

Messier 87, a massive elliptical galaxy located approximately 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo, turns out to be triaxial, or potato-shaped,...

This Hubble image shows UGC 678, a barred spiral galaxy some 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick / R.J. Foley.

Hubble Observes Beautiful Spiral Galaxy

Apr 17, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 678. This Hubble image shows UGC...

JUICE lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on April 14, 2023. Image credit: M. Pédoussaut / ESA.

ESA’s JUICE Spacecraft Launches to Study Jupiter’s Icy Moons

Apr 17, 2023 by News Staff

ESA’s latest interplanetary mission, the JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer (JUICE), lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French...

Color-composite image of the galaxy cluster RX J2129.6+0005; green circles indicate three lensed images of the dwarf starburst galaxy RX J2129-z95. Image credit: Williams et al., doi: 10.1126/science.adf5307.

Webb Finds Tiny Star-Forming Galaxy in Early Universe

Apr 13, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered galaxy, named RX J2129-z95, appears as three images due to the gravitational lensing of the foreground galaxy cluster RX J2129.6+0005....

Kosec et al. mapped the winds associated with the accretion disk around Hercules X-1, a binary system located 6,600 parsecs (21,526 light-years) away in the constellation of Hercules. Image credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT / D. Klochkov, ESA.

Astronomers Map Colossal ‘Disk Winds’ in Hercules X-1

Apr 12, 2023 by News Staff

Hercules X-1 is an X-ray binary system in which a neutron star is drawing material away from a Sun-like star. This neutron star’s accretion disk is unique...

An artist’s impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI.

Hubble Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole

Apr 11, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered supermassive black hole resides in a compact star-forming galaxy around 7.7 billion years away and has a mass of 20 million solar...

This new image from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) shows Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant located about 11,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / D.D. Milisavljevic, Purdue University / T. Temim, Princeton University / I. De Looze, Ghent University / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Webb Shows Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A in New Light

Apr 10, 2023 by News Staff

A new mid-infrared image from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia...

This Webb image shows Uranus and six of its 27 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short exposure). Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Webb Captures Stunning Images of Uranus and Its Moons

Apr 10, 2023 by News Staff

New images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope show the ice giant Uranus, its faint rings and several moons. This image of Uranus, captured...

This Hubble image shows JO204, a spiral galaxy some 600 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Gullieuszik / GASP Team.

Hubble Space Telescope Spies Jellyfish Galaxy Edge-On

Apr 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The new image of JO204, a spiral galaxy located approximately 600 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans, was captured by the NASA/ESA...

To the lower right of this Webb image is the lensing cluster SDSS J1226+2149 with a very large and bright elliptical galaxy at its center; thin, reddish, stretched-out arcs surround it; one arc is thick and much brighter; another red galaxy is large and warped, just next to the cluster core. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / J. Rigby.

Webb Spots Cosmic Seahorse

Apr 5, 2023 by News Staff

The lensing galaxy cluster SDSS J1226+2149 has magnified distant galaxies, warping their shapes and creating the bright smears of light spread throughout...

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