Tag Archive for 'NASA'

Glein et al. found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity deep within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. Image credit: Southwest Research Institute.

Webb Finds Evidence of Hydrothermal Processes in Interiors of Eris and Makemake

Feb 15, 2024 by News Staff

The icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake have surfaces bearing methane ice of unknown origin. According to an analysis of data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James...

Free-floating binary Jupiter-mass objects are common even when present stellar and planetary theory cannot account for its existence. Image credit: Gemini Observatory / Jon Lomberg.

Astronomers Discover Binary System of Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Objects

Feb 14, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The JuMBO 24 binary system resides in the Orion Nebula, a diffuse nebula located approximately 1,350 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. Free-floating...

Arredondo et al. looked at four silicate-rich asteroids using the FORCAST instrument on NASA’s SOFIA observatory to isolate the mid-infrared spectral signatures indicative of molecular water on two of them: Iris and Massalia. Image credit: NASA / Carla Thomas / Southwest Research Institute.

SOFIA Detects Molecular Water on Nominally Dry Asteroids

Feb 13, 2024 by News Staff

Using the FORCAST instrument on NASA’s retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), astronomers have obtained mid-infrared spectra...

This is an artist's impression of the SN 1987A remnant. The image is based on real data and reveals the cold, inner regions of the remnant, in red, where tremendous amounts of dust were detected and imaged by ALMA. This inner region is contrasted with the outer shell, lacy white and blue circles, where the blast wave from the supernova is colliding with the envelope of gas ejected from the star prior to its powerful detonation. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Alexandra Angelich, NRAO / AUI / NSF.

Astronomers Employ Novel Technique for Searching for Alien Technosignatures

Feb 13, 2024 by News Staff

Technosignatures are any measurable property that may provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)...

A topographic map of the Eridania region of Mars; volcanic structures described by Michalski et al. are classified by morphology and morphometrics. Image credit: Michalski et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-023-02191-7.

Early Mars was Tectonically and Volcanically Active, Study Suggests

Feb 12, 2024 by News Staff

The relatively well-preserved ancient crust of Mars provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not available on Earth. Mars has generally...

Daly et al. found Sagittarius A* is spinning with 60% of the maximum possible rate of spin, a limit set by material not being able to travel faster than the speed of light. This image shows Sagittarius A* in X-ray light from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Image credit: NASA / CXC / University of Wisconsin / Bai et al.

Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Spinning Very Rapidly, New Research Shows

Feb 12, 2024 by News Staff

Sagittarius A*, the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole that resides at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime...

This Hubble image shows IRAS 16562-3959, a star-forming region some 5,900 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Fedriani / J. Tan.

Hubble Snaps Stunning Image of Nearby Star-Forming Region

Feb 12, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured this vivid image of IRAS 16562-3959, a beautiful star-forming region in the constellation...

The JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft imaged Io, the most geologically active body in our Solar System, on February 3, 2024, from a distance of about 7,904 km (4,911 miles). Image credit: NASA / SwRI / MSSS.

NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io

Feb 9, 2024 by Natali Anderson

On February 3, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made a second close flyby of Io, the fifth of Jupiter’s moons and the third largest. Like the previous...

The galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational pull of a neighboring galaxy, seen in this Hubble image; a consequence of this is that clusters of newborn stars form along a stretched-out tidal tail for thousands of light-years, resembling a string of pearls. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI / Jayanne English, University of Manitoba.

Hubble Finds Clusters of Newborn Stars in Tidal Tails of Merging Galaxy Systems

Feb 8, 2024 by News Staff

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have observed seven interacting galaxy systems that have long, tadpole-like tidal tails of gas,...

This Hubble image shows ESO 185-IG013, a luminous blue compact galaxy some 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Telescopium. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Chandar, University of Toledo / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Spots Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy

Feb 8, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A dazzling new photo from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the luminous blue compact galaxy ESO 185-IG013, which is found in the constellation...

Mimas’ surface, like the surfaces of most of the other major Saturnian moons without atmospheres, is not pure ice but contains some dark impurities; the relatively dark markings appear along the lower portion of the walls of the 130-km-wide Herschel Crater (the peak in the middle of the crater is about as tall as Mount Everest; the impact that made it likely almost destroyed the moon) and some of the smaller craters; scientists interpret this darkening as evidence for the gradual concentration of impurities from evaporating icy materials in areas where the dark impurities slide slowly down the crater wall. Image credit: NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute.

Saturn’s Moon Mimas Harbors Global Ocean beneath Its Icy Shell, Study Suggests

Feb 7, 2024 by News Staff

From detailed analysis of Mimas’ orbital motion based on data from NASA’s Cassini mission, planetary researchers from Sorbonne Université, Nantes...

This Hubble image shows UGC 3912, a small spiral galaxy located 63 million light-years away in the constellation of Canis Minor. Image credit: NASA / ESA / C. Kilpatrick, Northwestern University / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Distorted Spiral Galaxy

Feb 7, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of the spiral galaxy UGC 3912. This Hubble image shows UGC 3912,...

This artist’s impression shows the evolution of the Universe beginning with the Big Bang on the left followed by the appearance of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The formation of the first stars ends the cosmic dark ages, followed by the formation of galaxies. Image credit: M. Weiss / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Which Came First: Supermassive Black Holes or Galaxies? New Insights from Webb

Feb 6, 2024 by News Staff

New insights from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope upend theories of how black holes shape the cosmos, challenging classical understanding that...

This Hubble image shows the NGC 5410-LEDA 49896 galaxy pair. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Bowen, Princeton University / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Collision of Two Small Galaxies

Feb 6, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful image of two small, interacting galaxies: NGC 5410 (larger galaxy) and LEDA 49896. This Hubble image shows the...

An artist’s impression of the super-Earth exoplanet TOI-715b. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

Astronomers Find Super-Earth Exoplanet in Habitable Zone of TOI-715

Feb 5, 2024 by Natali Anderson

Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered and characterized a habitable zone planet orbiting the...

The lenticular galaxy NGC 274 is visible on the right side of this Hubble image, and the barred spiral galaxy NGC 275 is at left. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Foley, University of California - Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Snaps Close-Up of Arp 140

Feb 5, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the interacting, spiral-lenticular galaxy pair Arp 140. The lenticular galaxy...

This Hubble image shows LEDA 6430, an irregular galaxy some 15 million light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Messa.

Hubble Observes Irregular Galaxy LEDA 6430

Feb 5, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning new image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the irregular galaxy LEDA 6430. This Hubble image shows LEDA...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5427, a spiral galaxy located some 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Foley, University of California - Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on NGC 5427

Feb 1, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking photo of NGC 5427, which is part of the interacting galaxy pair Arp 271. This...

This Hubble image shows the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Evans, University of Virginia / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Gazes at Beautiful Spiral Galaxy

Jan 31, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released an absolutely beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13. This Hubble...

This collection of 19 face-on spiral galaxies from Webb in near- and mid-infrared light is at once overwhelming and awe-inspiring. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / J. Lee, STScI / T. Williams, Oxford / PHANGS Team / E. Wheatley, STScI.

Webb Images 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies

Jan 30, 2024 by News Staff

These new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope are part of the large, long-standing Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS...

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