Quick Glance: Webb Space Telescope's Anniversary Image Captures Year of Cosmic Wonders
- NASA honors the first anniversary of the most powerful space observatory with a new image.
- The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a new image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest region where stars are born.
- One year after the release of the observatory's initial imagery, NASA presents another breathtaking snapshot of our universe.
- The Wednesday image showcases Rho Ophiuchi, the nearest nursery of young stars in our cosmic neighborhood.
The new SPIEGEL is here! The new "James Webb" telescope delivers spectacular photos of early space. Astronomers penetrate into that era ... Show more https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2022-52.html
Quick Glance: Dart mission successfully deflects asteroid Dimorphos in space
- Asteroid Dimorphos now orbits asteroid Didymos in less time.
- The 570-kilogram Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor impacted Dimorphos, which is about 160 meters across, two weeks ago.
- The crater made by Dart and an exact measurement of Dimorphos' mass are of particular interest.
- Currently, scientists are unaware of any asteroids that could collide with Earth in the near future; however, researchers have found approximately 27,000 asteroids near our planet, including approximately 10,000 with diameters more than 140 meters.
Quick Glance: James Webb Telescope live updates: NASA releases photos that reveal cosmic secrets
- NASA has released the first photographs from the new James Webb Space Telescope, including some dating back 13 billion years.
- The final image, the Carina Nebula's cosmic cliffs, reveals for the first time hundreds of stars that were previously hidden from view.
- The Carina Nebula image provides a unique look of stars in their early, fast stages of creation.
- The Carina Nebula is a star-forming region within our own Milky Way galaxy that is rather close (in space terms).
Quick Glance: NASA triumphantly unveils the complete set of Webb's initial photographs
- Webb is the most powerful off-world observatory ever created, and it was built by NASA, Europe's space agencies, and Canada's space agencies. It is controversially named after a former NASA administrator.
- Stephan's Quintet's interacting galaxies, as viewed by the Webb telescope 290 million light-years away from Earth.
- Similar photos have been taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other previous facilities, but they lack the sensitivity to see the most distant galaxies that Webb can view in large numbers.
- Rieke explains that measuring redshifts for each gravitationally lensed galaxy will require more observations to determine how far back Webb has seen with the SMACS 0723 deep field.
NASA released this image of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope. The planet is 430 million miles away from Earth. By comparison ... Show more https://nyti.ms/3O5Qtnf
🔴 Looking more like a horrifying psychedelic swirl from a Marvel movie than the spiral galaxy shape familiar from visual telescopes ... Show more https://www.independent.co.uk/space/james-webb-telescope-nasa-universe-galactic-swirl-b2126088.html
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye The Science Guy to beak down some of these astonishing photos ... Show more
The most distant star⭐️ever seen has been discovered by the Hubble telescope. Light from the object has taken 12.9 billion years to reach Earth ... Show more https://bbc.in/3NMN3qh
When unfurled, Webb’s sunshield is the size of a tennis court and is critical to mission success. Engineer Amy Lo says that in order for the sunshield to ... https://cbsn.ws/3rZjv09