This sequence shows how the nucleus of Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) was isolated from a vast shell of dust and gas surrounding the solid icy nucleus. On the left is a photo of the comet taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 on January 8, 2022. A model of the coma… Continue reading Hubble photographs the largest comet ever observed, and it’s headed this way
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NASA’s next space telescope could have a liquid lens and be 100x larger than Webb
An illustration showing the final stage of a possible future giant telescope being created in space using fluids. Studio Ella Maru NASA is always searching for new ways to extend its ability to see into the outer reaches of the universe and, in its latest series of experiments, it‘s exploring a method that could enable… Continue reading NASA’s next space telescope could have a liquid lens and be 100x larger than Webb
A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope snaps its first photo and exceeds ‘every expectation’
A bright star, with galaxies behind it, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA/STScI This article originally appeared on Popular Science The James Webb Space Telescope’s main mirror segments are fully aligned, and now this NASA telescope is able to produce the highest resolution infrared images ever taken from space. NASA released the first… Continue reading A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope snaps its first photo and exceeds ‘every expectation’
How to focus a six-ton space telescope
A “selfie” taken by the James Webb Space telescope during the early stages of calibration process. NASA Focusing a six-ton, $10 billion space telescope isn’t as simple as turning the focus ring or letting autofocus do its thing. It requires multiple steps of alignment and calibration. That process appears to be going smoothly, though, for… Continue reading How to focus a six-ton space telescope
This magical photo of crescent moon was taken from the ISS with a Nikon D5
The ISS astronauts are good at many things, and photography is certainly one of them. NASA recently published a magical photo of a crescent moon, taken up there from the ISS using a Nikon D5. In the photo, you can see the crescent Moon hovering above an orbital sunset. It was taken on 6 December… Continue reading This magical photo of crescent moon was taken from the ISS with a Nikon D5
This stunning crescent moon was captured by astronauts aboard the ISS with a Nikon D5
NASA‘s Earth Observatory Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) regularly take incredible shots, and one of the latest to be featured by NASA is no exception. This photo of “a crescent moon hovering above an orbital sunset” was posted on New Year’s Eve and, apparently, “offers a symbolic end to the year 2021… Continue reading This stunning crescent moon was captured by astronauts aboard the ISS with a Nikon D5
17 photos of the new James Webb Space Telescope
What the James Webb Space Telescope should look like when it finally unfurls beyond the Earth‘s atmosphere. Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CIL This article originally appeared on Popular Science. When the US, Europe, and Canada first unveiled the plans for the James Webb Space Telescope in 1997, it sounded like a pitch from an… Continue reading 17 photos of the new James Webb Space Telescope
Perseverance rover shares its most “liked” Mars photos for 2021
2021 is coming to an end and we’re all recapping it. One of the major events of this insane year sure was the Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars. NASA‘s rover returned quite a few photos during the current year, and it recently shared the ones that the community liked most. Whenever NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover… Continue reading Perseverance rover shares its most “liked” Mars photos for 2021
After Launch, What Will The James Webb Telescope Photograph First?
NASA is set to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the legendary Hubble Space Telescope, on December 25, and what it will be first set to observe was determined from more than 1,000 proposals. Getting the JWST into space has been anything but straightforward. The telescope was originally envisioned to launch… Continue reading After Launch, What Will The James Webb Telescope Photograph First?
NASA probe sends back photos from inside the sun’s atmosphere for the first time ever
An illustration of the Parker Space Probe approaching the sun. NASA For the first time ever, a spacecraft has touched the outermost layers of the sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recently flew through the sun’s upper atmosphere or corona—and brought its camera. That’s right, we now have some pics from inside the sun, and they’re… Continue reading NASA probe sends back photos from inside the sun’s atmosphere for the first time ever