Far-infrared detector KID reaches highest possible sensitivity
Astronomy has a blind spot in the area of far-infrared radiation compared to most other wavelengths. A far-infrared space telescope…
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WEBB’S FIRST IMAGE OF A PLANET OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Amazing is an understatement! Here it is, the first direct image of an exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system)…
THE SKY OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2022.
The month of September will feature the planets, in particular the gas giants of the outer Solar System. In fact,…
A Diverse Collection of Galaxies: Galaxy Cluster ACO S 295
This packed Hubble image showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well as a jostling crowd of background galaxies…
Webb Telescope Has Snapped A Perfect Einstein Ring 12 Billion Light-Years Away
Our feeds have been bombarded with breathtakingly beautiful images of space since the first James Webb Space Telescope images were…
Asteroid as Powerful as 50 Megaton Nuke May Slam Into Earth in 2023
A large asteroid that could someday be headed directly for Earth would pack a tremendous impact force 1,500 times that…
ALMA explores a Cosmic Jellyfish
Using the detailed eyes of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have mapped…
The Crab pulsar in pills
The Crab Pulsar is a neutron star located inside the Crab Nebula, the rest of the supernova exploded in 1054….
STELLA R136a1, THE MOST KNOWN MASSIVE STAR IN THE UNIVERSE
Using the capabilities of the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile, part of the Gemini International Observatory operated by NSF’s…
THE KING OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM!
New Webb images of Jupiter highlight the planet’s features, including its turbulent Great Red Spot, in striking detail. These images…