Tag Archive for 'NASA'

The Triangulum Galaxy is the third largest galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / M. Boyer, STScI / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Sees Central Region of Triangulum Galaxy

Aug 28, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a detailed image of a spectacular central part of the Triangulum Galaxy. The Triangulum...

The Pegasus dwarf spheroidal galaxy resides around 959,000 light-years away from the Andromeda Galaxy. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Weisz, University of California – Berkeley / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Zooms In On Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Aug 27, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this spectacular image of the Pegasus dwarf spheroidal galaxy, a satellite of the Andromeda galaxy. The...

At an estimated mass of 5 Jupiter masses, NIRISS-NGC1333-5 (also known as NN5) is a good candidate to be the lowest-mass object found in NGC 1333 thus far and the lowest-mass object with a disk in any region identified to date. Image credit: Langeveld et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad6f0c.

Webb Discovers Six Free-Floating Exoplanets in NGC 1333

Aug 27, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered...

This graphic shows Juno’s model for radiation intensity at different points in the spacecraft’s orbit around Jupiter. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / DTU.

Planetary Reseachers Create 3D Radiation Map of Jovian System

Aug 27, 2024 by News Staff

Using data gathered by the Advanced Stellar Compass (ASC) and the Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) onboard NASA’s Juno orbiter, scientists have produced...

Composite-color image of A2744-QSO1. Image credit: Furtak et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07184-8.

Early Galaxies Were Less Massive than Previously Thought

Aug 26, 2024 by News Staff

In a paper published today in the Astronomical Journal, astronomers analyzed the evolution of massive galaxies at redshifts of 4-8 selected from the JWST...

This Hubble image shows UGC 3478, a spiral galaxy located 128 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Koss / A. Barth.

Hubble Space Telescope Gazes at UGC 3478

Aug 26, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A stunning new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the spiral galaxy UGC 3478. This Hubble image shows UGC...

This Hubble image shows UGC 4879, an irregular dwarf galaxy some 3.6 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Chiboucas, NOIRLab & Gemini North / M. Monelli, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Snaps New Image of UGC 4879

Aug 21, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble astronomers have released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 4879. This Hubble...

This Hubble image shows UGC 11861, a barred spiral galaxy located 69 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Image of Little-Known Barred Spiral Galaxy

Aug 19, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced a beautiful image of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 11861. This Hubble image shows UGC...

Jarmak et al. used Webb, shown in the bottom right corner of this illustration, to confirm the presence of hydrated minerals on the surface of Psyche. Image credit: Southwest Research Institute.

Study: Asteroid Psyche Originated beyond Solar System’s Snow Line and Later Migrated to Main Belt

Aug 13, 2024 by News Staff

Planetary scientists using spectral data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed the detection of hydroxyl molecules on the surface...

Cutaway view of NASA’s InSight lander and data it collected. Image credit: James Tuttle Keane / Aaron Rodriquez.

Mid-Crust of Mars May Contain ‘Oceans of Liquid Water’

Aug 13, 2024 by News Staff

New data about the Martian crust gathered by NASA’s InSight lander allowed geophysicists at the University of California San Diego and the University...

This Webb image shows Messier 106, a spiral galaxy located 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / J. Glenn.

Webb Observes Hidden Depths of Messier 106

Aug 12, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of the active, central part of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier...

This Hubble image shows LEDA 12535, a barred spiral galaxy some 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Perseus. The color composite was assembled from images taken by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. It is based on data obtained through three filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / I. Chilingarian.

Hubble Snaps Striking Barred Spiral Galaxy Image

Aug 12, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of LEDA 12535, a barred spiral galaxy situated in the famous Perseus...

This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 857074. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. 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 / R.J. Foley.

Hubble Spots Supernova-Hosting Galaxy with Distorted Spiral Arms

Aug 5, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken an image of the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 857074. This Hubble image shows the barred spiral...

Conceptual image of an exoplanet with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. Structures on the right are orbiting solar panel arrays that harvest light from the parent star and convert it into electricity that is then beamed to the surface via microwaves. The exoplanet on the left illustrates other potential technosignatures: city lights (glowing circular structures) on the night side and multi-colored clouds on the day side that represent various forms of pollution, such as nitrogen dioxide gas from burning fossil fuels or chlorofluorocarbons used in refrigeration. Image credit: NASA / Jay Freidlander.

Astronomers Propose New Technosignature: Silicon-Based Solar Panels

Aug 2, 2024 by News Staff

In a new paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, Dr. Ravi Kopparapu of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and colleagues assessed the potential...

This artist’s concept shows what happened when two massive clusters of galaxies, collectively known as MACS J0018.5+1626, collided: the dark matter in the galaxy clusters (blue) sailed ahead of the associated clouds of hot gas, or normal matter (orange); both dark matter and normal matter feel the pull of gravity, but only the normal matter experiences additional effects like shocks and turbulence, which slow it down during collisions. Image credit: W.M. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko.

Astronomers See Decoupling of Dark and Normal Matter in Collision of Two Galaxy Clusters

Aug 1, 2024 by News Staff

The two galaxy clusters, known collectivity as MACS J0018.5+1626, each contain thousands of galaxies and are located billions of light-years away from...

This Hubble image shows IC 3430, a dwarf galaxy around 45 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. The color image includes both optical and near-infrared observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Sun.

Hubble Space Telescope Spies IC 3430

Jul 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of the dwarf elliptical galaxy IC 3430. This Hubble image shows...

This image of Epsilon Indi Ab was taken with the coronagraph on Webb’s MIRI instrument. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / STScI / E. Matthews, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy.

Webb Directly Images Temperate Super-Jupiter around Epsilon Indi A

Jul 24, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) have imaged Epsilon Indi Ab, a gas giant several times the mass of Jupiter located around 12...

This collection of images was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Chandra. Image credit: NASA / CXC / SAO.

Chandra Marks 25 Years in Space with Collection of 25 Stunning Images

Jul 23, 2024 by News Staff

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Chandra team has released a set of 25 new images of cosmic objects and phenomena. This...

Yellow crystals of elemental sulfur on Mars. Image credit: NASA.

Curiosity Finds Pure Sulfur on Mars

Jul 22, 2024 by News Staff

Yellow crystals of elemental sulfur were revealed after NASA’s Curiosity rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open on May 30, 2024, according...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3430, a spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years in the constellation of Leo Minor. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Sees Spiral Galaxy NGC 3430

Jul 22, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

In this new image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has focused its lens on the central part of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430. This Hubble image shows...

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