The Phobos solar eclipse recorded by the NASA Perseverance rover. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI It’s no secret that around here, we love a good eclipse. From a red moon to a total solar eclipse, the phenomenon is both fascinating and fun to observe. But throw the event on Mars, and things get just that much cooler. And, thanks… Continue reading NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a Martian solar eclipse
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See nearly all of Hubble’s observations in one amazing composite photo
The composite image is made up of 936,000 Hubble observations. Casey Handmer Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has recorded over 1.3 million observations of deep space. One curious physicist, Dr. Casey Handmer, took it upon himself to create a stunning composite image of a majority of those observations, which puts the… Continue reading See nearly all of Hubble’s observations in one amazing composite photo
On Hubble’s 32nd birthday, NASA shares a photo of 5 close-knit galaxies
The Hixon Compact Group 40, a cluster of five galaxies captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA To mark the Hubble Space Telescope’s 32nd birthday, NASA recently shared an image that shows off the optic’s might. The shot showcases five close-knit galaxies, a cluster known as the Hixon Compact Group 40. “Caught in a leisurely… Continue reading On Hubble’s 32nd birthday, NASA shares a photo of 5 close-knit galaxies
Hubble photographs the largest comet ever observed, and it’s headed this way
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
Photographer captures a ‘once-in-a-lifetime image’ of astronauts spacewalking outside the ISS
The International Space Station. German astronomer and photographer, Sebastian Voltmer, recently accomplished a most impressive feat: capturing astronauts on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, from the comfort of planet Earth, using nothing more than an off-the-shelf telescope. About the photo Update: 2 Spacewalkers Imaged From The Ground During the #spacewalk of the two… Continue reading Photographer captures a ‘once-in-a-lifetime image’ of astronauts spacewalking outside the ISS
Hubble photographs the most distant star ever found
The Hubble Space Telescope. NASA This story originally appeared on Popular Science. The Hubble Space Telescope has added yet another remarkable discovery to its legacy: It has spotted the farthest star ever found, a star that began to emit light within the first billion years after the big bang. The star is so far away… Continue reading Hubble photographs the most distant star ever found
A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite
The completed satellite with lens aboard. Ricoh Japan The latest bit of camera equipment to be shot into orbit is the Pentax SMCP-DA 300mm f/4 ED—a relatively affordable telephoto lens for Pentax’s APS-C DSLRs. It’s part of the KITSUNE 6U CubeSat, a nanosatellite developed by a consortium including the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.… Continue reading A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite
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’