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
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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
ESA Publishes Stunning Photo of a 2.5-Mile Wide Icy Martian Crater
The European Space Agency (ESA) released a breathtaking new photo of a two-and-a-half-mile wide ice-covered crater on Mars affectionately nicknamed “Red Velvet.” Spotted by Digitaltrends, the image was captured by the Trace Gas Orbiter that snaps images of the surface of the red planet, examines the gases in the atmosphere, and acts as a communications… Continue reading ESA Publishes Stunning Photo of a 2.5-Mile Wide Icy Martian Crater
China Releases Amazing Photos of Tianwen-1 Probe Above Mars
China’s National Space Administration published four photos taken by its Tianwen-1 Mars mission, including the first full photo of the orbiting probe over the Red Planet. The full-color photos show the Tianwen-1 orbiter above Mars as well as the ice cover on the planet’s north pole. According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the… Continue reading China Releases Amazing Photos of Tianwen-1 Probe Above Mars
Ultra-Deep Space Photos Lead to Huge Discovery of ‘Rogue’ Planets
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have spotted at least 70 — but potentially up to 170 — new “rogue” planets floating by themselves in space thanks to wide-field images gathered from satellites and other facilities across the globe. The discovery was announced by researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) who explain that rogue planets… Continue reading Ultra-Deep Space Photos Lead to Huge Discovery of ‘Rogue’ Planets
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
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
The View from a 360-Degree Camera 100,000 Feet Above Earth
The Insta360 team partnered with NewMakeIt to send its tiny ONE X2 action camera high enough into the sky to clearly see the darkness of space and the curvature of the Earth. Views of Earth from space are relatively common when taken from the International Space Station, but it is much rarer to see views… Continue reading The View from a 360-Degree Camera 100,000 Feet Above Earth
Jaw-Dropping Footage from the First Spacecraft to Touch the Sun
NASA announced this week that its Parker Solar Probe was the first spacecraft to ever “touch the Sun” by flying through its corona, or upper atmosphere. The probe captured the first photos ever from within the corona, and those images were then turned into this incredible 13-second timelapse video. The footage shows what the Parker… Continue reading Jaw-Dropping Footage from the First Spacecraft to Touch the Sun