This image is a composite from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team We’re still feasting our eyes on the first set of jaw-dropping images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and already NASA is back with another cosmic hit. This time it’s a composite… Continue reading Cosmic cartwheels: Webb captures the chaos of a galactic collision
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Hubble dazzles with a new image of a globular cluster
The James Webb Space Telescope may be hogging the headlines but that’s not stopping Hubble from churning out impressive images. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Cohen With all of the hullabaloo about the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Hubble Telescope is feeling a little lost in the fray. But a recent image shared by the… Continue reading Hubble dazzles with a new image of a globular cluster
The James Webb Space Telescope stores everything on a tiny 68GB SSD
Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez As photographers, we know a thing or two about storage. After all, those precious RAW files can take up quite a bit of space. So, naturally, many of us seek out memory cards with ample enough capacity to accommodate them all. But, shockingly,… Continue reading The James Webb Space Telescope stores everything on a tiny 68GB SSD
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first 5 images deliver stunning views of the universe
NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope reveals emerging stellar nurseries and individual stars in the Carina Nebula that were previously obscured. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI This post has been updated. It was originally published on July 11, 2022. Puffy gas giants. Cosmic clashes. Stellar nurseries. This morning, NASA presented an additional four images from the… Continue reading The James Webb Space Telescope’s first 5 images deliver stunning views of the universe
The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope is here, and it’s stunning
The portion of sky recorded in the image is akin to holding a grain of sand at arm’s length. NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI After much anticipation, today NASA unveiled the very first image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), said to be the highest-resolution infrared image of the universe, ever. It features the… Continue reading The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope is here, and it’s stunning
This is the deepest image of the universe ever captured (for now)
This Fine Guidance Sensor test image was acquired in parallel with NIRCam imaging of the star HD147980 over a period of eight days at the beginning of May. This engineering image represents a total of 32 hours of exposure time at several overlapping pointings of the Guider 2 channel. The observations were not optimized for… Continue reading This is the deepest image of the universe ever captured (for now)
Hubble’s largest-ever near-infrared image will help researchers discover galaxies far far away
Galaxies imaged via the 3D-DASH technology. © Lamiya Mowla While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been receiving a lot of attention lately (notably, it was hit by a little space rock), Hubble continues to be a faithful performer as it observes the sky. Recently, a team of astronomers led by Lamiya Mowla at… Continue reading Hubble’s largest-ever near-infrared image will help researchers discover galaxies far far away
Life on the Red Planet? NASA’s Curiosity rover spots a ‘doorway’ on Mars
It turns out that the ‘doorway to Mars,’ captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover, is likely nothing more than a geological formation, compressed by a telephoto lens, making it appear larger than it really is. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped a photo that appears to reveal a doorway into the Martian underworld (or maybe a… Continue reading Life on the Red Planet? NASA’s Curiosity rover spots a ‘doorway’ on Mars
Photographic proof of a black hole at the center of our galaxy
The first-ever photograph of the massive black hole Sagittarius A*. EHT Collaboration Scientists have long speculated about the existence of black holes. Albert Einstein originally predicted them in his theory of relativity and Roger Penrose developed mathematical formulas to explain their formation. But it wasn’t until 2019 that we saw our first photographic proof of… Continue reading Photographic proof of a black hole at the center of our galaxy
A newly discovered supernova companion star may prove Einstein’s theories correct
The companion star is visible in the lower right. NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI) What happens when a star explodes? It becomes a supernova—or in some cases, a hypernova—the largest explosion known to humankind. But what about its neighbors? What becomes of them? We may soon know. NASA astronomers have found a surviving companion star,… Continue reading A newly discovered supernova companion star may prove Einstein’s theories correct