It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy has a bright center and is labeled “intermediate” because it has characteristics of both unbarred and barred spirals. NGC 4654 is just north of the celestial equator, making it visible from … Read more
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected infrastructure teams will serve a vital role in the preliminary work by creating simulations, scouting the skies with other telescopes, calibrating Roman’s components, and much more. Their … Read more
The US space agency NASA has shared a photo of a “globular cluster”, which contains thousands of glittering stars from the universe. The agency collected the photo through the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera to capture the image. According to NASA, global clusters are tightly bound and … Read more
The universe’s expansion rate has fascinated astronomers for a long time. Since the initial studies by Edwin P. Hubble and Georges Lemaitre in the 1920s to the discovery of ‘dark energy’ in the 1990s, the field has advanced slowly but steadily. The Hubble Space Telescope has provided a huge amount of data to study and … Read more
Webb took off from South America in December and reached its designated perch 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away last month. NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even captured a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All the 18 segments of the primary mirror on James Webb Space are working … Read more
A joint effort with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will “explore every phase of cosmic history…” NASA said. James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on Saturday completed a two-week-long deployment phase of its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror panel as it gets ready to study cosmic history. … Read more
The $10 billion Webb — considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope — was supposed to soar Saturday, but was jolted by a clamp during launch preparations, resulting in a four-day delay. NASA is shooting for next Friday — Christmas Eve — to launch its newest space telescope. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed Friday … Read more
There is one aspect that is mysterious and grabs everyone’s interest: outer space. (Images: Hubble Space Telescope via NASA) Halloween 2021 in space: It’s Halloween and all things unknown become more fascinating at this time of the year. The world seemingly gets a spooky filter and even normal, everyday things seem spooky if looked at … Read more
NASA tried to restart the PCU, but its attempt failed. (Image: NASA) Hubble Space Telescope: US space agency NASA last Thursday began the process to fix a technical glitch in the Hubble Space Telescope, which has not been able to be used for work related to science for over a month. According to a report … Read more
The phenomenon was first theorised by great scientist Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity. (Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Jha) Hubble Space Telescope: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) operated Hubble Space Telescope has captured the GAL-CLUS-022058s in a stunning image. The narrow galaxy is curved around … Read more