Tag Archive for 'ESA'

This artist’s impression shows the view from the surface of one of the exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / Spaceengine.org.

Alien Astronomers around 2,034 Nearby Stars Have Front-Row Seat to See Earth as Transiting Exoplanet

Jun 24, 2021 by News Staff

A team of astronomers from Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History has identified 1,715 stars within 100 parsecs (326 light-years)...

This Hubble image shows the interacting galaxy system IC 1623. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through eight filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Chandar.

Hubble Watches Cataclysmic Cosmic Collision: IC 1623

Jun 21, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an amazing new photo of the interacting galaxy system IC 1623. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1052-DF2, an ultra-diffuse galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / STScI / Zili Shen & Pieter van Dokkum, Yale University / Shany Danieli, IAS / Alyssa Pagan, STScI.

Astronomers Confirm Existence of Dark-Matter-Deficient Galaxies

Jun 18, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

In a new study, astronomers used data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to calculate a more accurate distance to an ultra-diffuse galaxy called...

An artist’s conception of the Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: Pablo Carlos Budassi / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Milky Way’s Dark Matter Halo is Slowing Down Galactic Bar’s Spin, Astronomers Say

Jun 15, 2021 by News Staff

According to new research by astronomers from the University of Oxford and University College London, the spin of the bar of our Milky Way Galaxy —...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3254, a spiral galaxy located some 118 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Riess et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Looks at NGC 3254

Jun 14, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a detailed image of a spectacular part of the spiral galaxy NGC 3254. This Hubble image...

The open star cluster NGC 2516. Image credit: Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg / SIMBAD / DSS2.

Open Cluster NGC 2516 is at least 1,600 Light-Years Long, Study Shows

Jun 9, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

A young open cluster called NGC 2516 has a classical tidal radius of 10 parsecs (33 light-years) and a halo of stars spanning at least 500 parsecs (1,600...

This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4680. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Riess et al.

Hubble Captures Spectacular Image of NGC 4680

Jun 7, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 4680. This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy...

This image shows Valparaiso 1, a young open cluster located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum. Image credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM & IAC.

New Open Cluster Discovered: Valparaiso 1

Jun 3, 2021 by Natali Anderson

Using astrometric, photometric and optical spectroscopy data from ESA’s Gaia mission and the 2MASS survey, astronomers have discovered a large, populous,...

This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 691. The image includes optical and infrared observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument. Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Riess / M. Zamani.

Hubble Captures Striking New Image of NGC 691

May 31, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an absolutely beautiful photo of a spiral galaxy called NGC 691. This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows the trailing arms of the spiral galaxy NGC 2276. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through five filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / P. Sell / L. Shatz.

Hubble Spots Magnificent Interacting Galaxy: NGC 2276

May 27, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shot this image of a spiral galaxy called NGC 2276. This Hubble image shows the trailing arms of the spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5037, a spiral galaxy some 91 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Rosario / L. Shatz.

Hubble Looks at Stunning Spiral Galaxy: NGC 5037

May 24, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the nearly edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 5037. This Hubble image shows NGC 5037, a spiral galaxy...

An impression of the encounter between the Milky Way and the Sausage dwarf galaxy. Image credit: V. Belokurov / Juan Carlos Muñoz / ESO.

New Research Sheds Light on Formation History of Milky Way

May 18, 2021 by News Staff

Recent results based on data from ESA’s Gaia mission have revealed that the stellar content of the inner halo of our Milky Way Galaxy is dominated by...

Sketch of the relative positions of NASA’s and ESA’s spacecraft that observed the February 12, 2021 coronal mass ejections; ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft was ‘behind’ the Sun from the perspective of Earth; the Earth was about 12 degrees west of Sun-center as seen from Solar Orbiter; ESA’s Proba-2, which orbits the Earth, and the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which is located in orbit around the Lagrange point 1, 1.5 million km in front of the Earth towards the Sun, also viewed the coronal mass ejection; NASA’s STEREO-A (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) also caught a glimpse of the event from its viewpoint away from the direct Sun-Earth line; together the spacecraft provide valuable, different perspectives on the same event. Image credit: ESA.

Solar Orbiter Observes Two Huge Eruptions on Sun

May 18, 2021 by News Staff

The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI), the Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) and the Metis coronagraph onboard the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter captured different...

This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the massive galaxy cluster ACO S 295. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instruments in the infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. Seven filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / F. Pacaud / D. Coe.

Hubble Spots Massive Cluster of Galaxies: ACO S 295

May 17, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released an incredibly beautiful shot of ACO S 295, a massive galaxy cluster located some 3.5 billion light-years away in the small...

This visible-light image of Jupiter was created from data captured on January 11, 2017 using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. Near the top, a long brown feature called a ‘brown barge’ extends 72,000 km (nearly 45,000 miles) in the east-west direction. The Great Red Spot stands out prominently in the lower left, while the smaller feature nicknamed Red Spot Jr. (known to Jovian scientists as Oval BA) appears to its lower right. Image credit: NASA / ESA / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / Wong et al. / de Pater et al. / M. Zamani.

Astronomers Capture Stunning New Images of Jupiter

May 12, 2021 by News Staff

Three images of Jupiter from the 8-m Frederick C. Gillett Gemini North telescope at the Gemini Observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show...

This Hubble image shows the emission nebula NGC 2313. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Sahai.

Hubble Spots Beautiful Emission Nebula in Monoceros

May 10, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of an emission nebula called NGC 2313. This Hubble image shows the emission nebula...

This Hubble image shows the giant galaxy cluster Abell 3827. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Massey.

Hubble Observes Massive Galaxy Cluster: Abell 3827

May 3, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Abell 3827, a galaxy cluster located approximately 1.3 billion light-years away in the southern constellation of Indus, is so massive that its gravity...

This Hubble image shows the young exoplanet PDS 70b. Image credit: Joseph DePasquale, STScI.

Hubble Captures First-Ever Ultraviolet Image of Exoplanet

Apr 30, 2021 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have imaged a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet around the orange dwarf star PDS 70. This is the...

This Hubble image shows the Necklace Nebula, a planetary nebula some 15,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagitta. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Noll.

Hubble Captures New Image of Necklace Nebula

Apr 26, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of a planetary nebula called the Necklace Nebula. This Hubble image shows the Necklace...

This Hubble image shows AG Carinae, a luminous blue variable star some 20,000 light-years away in the constellation of Carinae. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument. Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI.

Hubble Celebrates Its 31st Birthday with Incredible Image of AG Carinae

Apr 23, 2021 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope turned 31 this year, and for the occasion, the Hubble team has just released a beautiful image of the luminous blue...

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