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The science behind NASA’s ‘ghost hand’ image
A ghostly hand reaching out from space is actually a pulsar and its associated wind nebula, imaged by Chandra and IXPE. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./R. Romani et al. (Chandra); NASA/MSFC (IXPE); Infared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/DECaPS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt) Two of NASA’s orbiting X-ray observatories have combined efforts this Halloween, imaging a ghost hand reaching out to…
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X-ray telescopes show ghostly ‘hand’ in space
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two NASA X-ray space telescopes have joined together to show what looks like the bones of a hand floating in space! This “hand” is what is left of a giant star that collapsed on itself roughly 1500 years ago. When it did that, it formed an object called a neutron star.…
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JWST snaps silky new picture of the Crab Nebula
This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the Crab Nebula, the remnants of a supernova 6,500 light-years away. The supernova remnant is comprised of several different components, including doubly ionized sulfur (red-orange), ionized iron (blue), dust (yellow-white and green), and synchrotron emission (white). Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim (Princeton University) Nearly…
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6 Great Space Images in October
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Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno
NASA’s Juno mission has observed mineral salts and organic compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Data for this discovery was collected by the Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) spectrometer aboard the spacecraft during a close flyby of the icy moon. The findings, which could help scientists better understand the origin of Ganymede and…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are “leaking” signals
When I was a child in the 1970s, seeing a satellite pass overhead in the night sky was a rare event. Now it is commonplace: sit outside for a few minutes after dark, and you can’t miss them. Thousands of satellites have been launched into Earth orbit over the past decade or so, with tens…
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Report: Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s
Astronomy & Telescopes Press Release NAS October 30, 2023 Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s NAS We live in a time of extraordinary discovery and progress in astronomy and astrophysics. The next decade will transform our understanding of the universe and humanity’s place in it. Every decade the U.S. agencies that…
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JWST Searches for Planets in the Fomalhaut System
The Fomalhaut system is nearby in astronomical terms, and it’s also one of the brightest stars in the night sky. That means astronomers have studied it intensely over the years. Now that we have the powerful James Webb Space Telescope the observations have intensified. The Fomalhaut system has a confounding and complex dusty disk, including…
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The Crab Nebula, as we’ve never seen it before
The Crab Nebula, imaged by the Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Tea Temim (Princeton University) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its attention toward the Crab Nebula (M1) and revealed “exquisite, never-before-seen details” in this image released Oct. 30. Tea Temim and team at Princeton University used…
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James Webb Space Telescope dives deep into the Crab Nebula supernova wreckage (video)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers has captured an unprecedented, ethereal view of the Crab Nebula. This cosmic crustacean, located around 6,500 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus, is the remnant of a supernova first recorded by 11th-century astronomers in 1054. In the modern era of astronomy, the Crab…