Tag Archive for 'NASA'

This artist’s concept depicts the mini-Neptune exoplanet Gliese 1214b. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, IPAC.

Webb Detects Water Vapor in Atmosphere of Gliese 1214b

May 11, 2023 by News Staff

Gliese 1214b is a so-called mini-Neptune, a smaller, denser version of Neptune that consists of a rocky core surrounded by a thick blanket of gas. This...

This Hubble image shows Arp 308, a pair of massive galaxies located some 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Blakeslee, NOIRLab / W. Sparks, SETI Institute / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on Arp 308

May 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful new image of two massive galaxies, NGC 545 and NGC 547, collectively known as Arp 308. This Hubble image shows...

This image, taken with Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), shows the dusty debris disk surrounding Fomalhaut A. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / A. Gáspár, University of Arizona / A. Pagan, STScI.

Webb Images Three Debris Belts around Fomalhaut A

May 9, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

New high-resolution images of the Fomalhaut A system from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope show three debris belts extending out to 23 billion...

This Hubble image shows eMACS J1823.1+7822, a massive cluster of galaxies some 9 billion light-years away in the constellation of Draco. The central cluster is mostly made of bright elliptical galaxies that are surrounded by a warm glow. Close to the cluster core is the stretched, distorted arc of a galaxy, gravitationally lensed by the cluster. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / H. Ebeling.

Hubble Spots Lensing Galaxy Cluster in Draco

May 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

eMACS J1823.1+7822 has so much mass that it acts as a gravitational lens, causing light from distant galaxies to bend around it. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5283, a lenticular galaxy some 168 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Barth, University of California, Irvine / M. Revalski, STScI / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 5283

May 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a beautiful new image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 5283. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This composite image shows the elliptical galaxy Centaurus A: blue color shows X-ray light captured by Chandra, orange represents X-rays detected by IXPE, and optical light seen by ESO is colored white and gray. Image credit: NASA / MSFC / IXPE / Ehlert et al. / CXC / SAO / ESO / WFI / J.Schmidt.

IXPE Observes Jet from Centaurus A’s Supermassive Black Hole

May 4, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Centaurus A is located 13 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus, and represents the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky. This composite...

This graphic shows the transmission spectrum obtained by Webb of the warm super-Earth exoplanet Gliese 486b. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / J. Olmsted, STScI / S. Moran, University of Arizona / K. Stevenson, JHUAPL / R. MacDonald, University of Michigan / J. Lustig-Yaeger, JHUAPL.

Webb Captures Transmission Spectrum of Gliese 486b

May 2, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using spectral data from Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), astronomers determined that the warm super-Earth Gliese 486b either has a water-rich...

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 image of Shackleton crater was captured by NASA’s ShadowCam instrument aboard the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter. Image credit: NASA / KARI / ASU.

ShadowCam Captures Spectacular Photos of Moon’s South Polar Region

May 1, 2023 by News Staff

NASA’s ShadowCam instrument is flying with five other instruments aboard KARI’s Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri, which...

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...

An artist’s impression of the superflare from the main member of the V1355 Orionis binary system. Image credit: NAOJ.

Astronomers Detect Superflare from V1355 Orionis

Apr 28, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

V1355 Orionis (also known as HD 291095) is an RS CVn-type binary star system located 400 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. An artist’s...

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 artist’s concept shows a cutaway of Mars, along with the paths of seismic waves from two separate marsquakes in 2021. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Maryland.

InSight Detects Seismic Waves Traveling through Martian Liquid Core

Apr 25, 2023 by News Staff

Mars has a liquid iron alloy core at its center. Using seismic data gathered by NASA’s InSight lander, planetary scientists have made the first observations...

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...

GRX-810. Image credit: NASA / Jordan Salkin.

NASA Researchers Create 3D-Printable Superalloy for Extreme Environments: GRX-810

Apr 21, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using a model-driven alloy design approach and laser-based additive manufacturing, materials scientists at NASA have developed a new oxide-dispersion-strengthened...

This image of the Tarantula Nebula was taken by the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT). Image credit: NASA / SuperBIT.

SuperBIT Captures Stunning Images of Antennae Galaxies and Tarantula Nebula

Apr 21, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Superpressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) — a collaboration between Durham University, the University of Toronto, Princeton University,...

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...

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