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Webb Snaps Breathtaking New Image of NGC 1559
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new photo of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. This Webb image shows NGC 1559, a barred spiral galaxy some 32 million light-years away in the constellation of Reticulum. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / A. Leroy / J. Lee / PHANGS…
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To infinity and beyond! How India is creating a space for itself in the Space Industry
At the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thumba, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of four astronauts chosen for India’s first manned space mission, Gaganyaan. The astronauts are all officers from the Indian Air Force: Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.…
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Astronomers narrow down where ‘Planet Nine’ could be hiding by playing massive game of ‘connect the dots’
Scientists have narrowed down the likely hiding place of the elusive “Planet Nine,” after ruling out more than three-quarters of the hypothetical world’s suspected orbital pathway. In a new study, the researchers — who have been looking for the planet for almost a decade — said they believe they could find the elusive world in…
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James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘extremely red’ supermassive black hole growing in the early universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered an “extremely red” supermassive black hole growing in the shadowy, early universe. The red hue of the supermassive black hole, seen as it was around 700 million years after the Big Bang, is the result of the expanding universe. As the universe balloons outward in…
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Eris and Makemake unveil surprisingly active natures to the JWST
Eris and Makemake are comparable in size to Pluto and its moon Charon. Credit: SwRI The vast, icy Kuiper Belt isn’t high on the list of places you’d think have relatively active worlds, but a pair of new studies shows that at least two dwarf planets are possibly geologically active. The studies — both published…
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22 amazing facts about space and astronomy
Space is vast, and filled with weird and wonderful things, including amazing facts about it. Some of the bizarre inhabitants and phenomena of our Universe are more astounding than even the most extreme sci-fi or space movie. This selection of some of the most mind-boggling facts about our cosmos takes a bite-sized look at our…
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6 Great Space Images From February
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Astronomers spot white dwarf star with metallic ‘scar’
Astronomers have spotted a star with a dark metallic “scar” on its surface, thought to be the imprint of a doomed planetary fragment that came too close to its host. The white dwarf star, called WD 0816-310, is a dense, Earth-sized remnant of a star about 63 light years away that would have been similar…
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NASA’s Crash Into an Asteroid May Have Altered Its Shape
A new study using simulations suggests the impact in 2022 transformed the space rock into an M&M-like flat-top oval. A computer model simulated the DART spacecraft colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos.Raducan et al., Nature In 2022, when NASA’s $325 million spacecraft crashed into an asteroid named Dimorphos at 14,000 miles per hour, cheers and applause…
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What Kinds of Astronomy Could Be Done With a Telescope on the Moon?
For decades, astronomers have said that one of the most optimal places to build large telescopes is on the surface of the Moon. The Moon has several advantages over Earth- and space-based telescopes that make it worth considering as a future home for giant observatories. A new paper lists all the advantages, including how telescopes…