Tag: Galaxies

NASA space telescope to study ultraviolet light set for launch; know all about this mission
15Feb By adminNo Comments
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NASA space telescope to study ultraviolet light set for launch; know all about this mission

[ad_1] US space agency NASA has been exploring space and beyond for decades and helping it do that have been quite a few telescopes, satellites and spacecraft up in the sky including the venerable Hubble Space Telescope and the new James Webb Space Telescope, both of which have shed fascinating light on the matter going as far back as almost to the beginning of time - the Big Bang itself. The space agency has contributed to amazing discoveries with its missions over the years. However, space is vast and made up of amazingly complicated structures. That calls for the deployment of more instruments. And now, yet another NASA space telescope is set for launch.NASA is preparing for a future mission to explore the ultraviolet light in the universe. NASA is reported to be developing UVEX (Ult...
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Exploring the unknown: NASA’s UVEX Mission to reveal how galaxies, stars evolve
14Feb By adminNo Comments
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Exploring the unknown: NASA’s UVEX Mission to reveal how galaxies, stars evolve

[ad_1] NASA is constantly pushing the limits, venturing into the unknown realms of air and space. Their most recent project, the UVEX mission (UltraViolet EXplorer), scheduled for launch in 2030, promises to shed more light on the mysteries of galaxy and star evolution. UVEX's primary mission is to conduct a comprehensive survey of ultraviolet light across the entire sky. But it doesn't stop there. Equipped with advanced technology, the telescope can quickly identify sources of UV radiation in the universe. This capacity is critical for observing events such as the aftermath of gravitational wave-induced neutron star mergers.Moreover, UVEX will house an ultraviolet spectrograph, enhancing its ability to study phenomena such as stellar explosions and the behavior of massive stars. NASA's...
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Shocking radio burst that took 8 bn years to reach Earth detected from distant galaxy
23Oct By adminNo Comments
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Shocking radio burst that took 8 bn years to reach Earth detected from distant galaxy

[ad_1] Mysterious radio bursts occur in space frequently but, these blasts last for just thousandths of a second. Recently, scientists have discovered a cosmic radio burst from the distant past that reached Earth some 8 billion years after it was generated. This new discovery is providing astronomers with new insights into these mysterious cosmic events. Know about the mysterious radio burst here.Mysterious radio burstAccording to a Phys.org report, this incredibly powerful blast of radio waves is known as a “fast radio burst (FRB) which is the most distant cosmic burst ever recorded. The source galaxy is reported to have been so far that it took eight billion years to reach Earth. The researchers speculate that the reason behind the blast are faraway lifeless stars referred to as magne...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snaps a cosmic leviathan
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snaps a cosmic leviathan

[ad_1] It is always mesmerizing to see how the Hubble Space Telescope manages to capture fascinating images of space and galaxies that are millions and billions of light years away. Space agencies with such strong instruments can discover so many mysteries that are beyond our general comprehension and understanding. Yet again, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an image of a massive cosmic leviathan - the Abell 3322 galaxy cluster. Along with the cluster, the telescope was also able to feature galaxy 2MASX J05101744-4519179 in the same image.About Abell 3322According to a NASA report, the cosmic cluster named Abell 3322 was captured by ESA/ Hubble and NASA. The cluster is reported to be 2.6 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Pictor. In the image, we can see soo m...
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Euclid Mission: Bringing the dark universe to light
19Jun By adminNo Comments
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Euclid Mission: Bringing the dark universe to light

[ad_1] The Euclid mission, being undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to illuminate the hidden aspects of our universe. It is expected to shed light on two enigmatic forces known as dark matter and dark energy. These entities, which remain undetectable through direct observation, exert significant influence on the behavior of galaxies, their rotation, and the expansion of the universe itself.To gain a deeper understanding of the nature of dark matter and dark energy, scientists require an instrument capable of closely examining the impact these forces have had on galaxies, galaxy clusters, and the overall expansion of the universe. And Euclid has emerged as the ideal solution for this pursuit. By generating a comprehensive 3D map of the universe, with the added dimension ...
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Beyond our solar system, James Webb Space Telescope snaps ‘Mini Neptune’
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Beyond our solar system, James Webb Space Telescope snaps ‘Mini Neptune’

[ad_1] james webb space telescope, james webb telescope, james webb telescope neptune, neptune, mini neptune, GJ1214b, space science, space science observatory, galaxies, stars, water world. Telescope captures mini neptune.The James Webb Space Telescope, rthe world's leading space science observatory, has made a significant discovery. It has snapped a mysterious planet outside our solar system known as GJ1214b. The telescope's amazing capabilities allow it to peer back into time into the universe's past, reaching as far back as approximately 250 million years and potentially, even up to 100 million years following the Big Bang, when the formation of the first stars and galaxies began. GJ1214b, the planet under scrutiny, possesses a distinctive atmosphere characterised by a steamy enviro...
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will unravel the Universe like never before
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will unravel the Universe like never before

[ad_1] Can the universe be rewinded? Going into the past is impossible. However, scientists and researchers keep trying to go back in time. It is now being said that a new simulation shows how NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have never been possible before when it launches by May 2027."With its ability to rapidly image enormous swaths of space, Roman will help us understand how the universe transformed from a primordial sea of charged particles to the intricate network of vast cosmic structures we see today," a report by NASA stated. Notably, combining Roman's large view with Hubble Space Telescope's broader wavelength coverage and James Webb Space Telescope's more detailed observations will offer a ...
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Magnificent! NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures crash of 3 galaxies
19Feb By adminNo Comments
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Magnificent! NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures crash of 3 galaxies

[ad_1] Amazingly, over time, galaxies continue to interact and merge. The scale 8s humongous. Sometimes, when galaxies approach each other closely, they merge and form a single, larger galaxy through the process of merging. This remarkable view of a rare occurrence - the impending collision of not two, but three galaxies - has been captured by the Hubble Telescope. “Three galaxies stand together just right of centre. They are close enough that they appear to be merging into one. Their shapes are distorted, with strands of gas and dust running between them. Each is emitting a lot of light,” ESA explained about the image. These merging galaxies are located in the Bootes constellation. These three galaxies are set to merge and as they do, they will blend together into a larger,...
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NASA’s James Webb Telescope exceeds expectations again, snaps Pandora cluster in fine detail
16Feb By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s James Webb Telescope exceeds expectations again, snaps Pandora cluster in fine detail

[ad_1] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has shared another surprising view of a celestial object. The James Webb Telescope has captured the region in space identified as Pandora's Cluster (Abell 2744), which reveals three already enormous clusters of galaxies converging to create a mega-cluster. This combined mass generates a potent gravitational lens, a natural effect of gravity that amplifies the observation of galaxies in the early universe located far beyond the cluster by utilizing it like a magnifying glass. Earlier, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope had captured only the central core of Pandora. Thanks to the great and powerful infrared instruments combined with a broad mosaic view of the region's multiple areas of lensing of the Webb telescope, astronomers could achieve...
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Photobombed! Asteroid sneaks into this Hubble Space Telescope image
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Photobombed! Asteroid sneaks into this Hubble Space Telescope image

[ad_1] An asteroid has been caught sneaking into a galaxy image by the Hubble Space telescope. Here is all you need to know. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing and sharing some amazing glimpses of space. Sharing one of Hubble's images, the European Space Agency (ESA) informed that the image has been photobombed by a host of astronomical objects, especially an asteroid. In the centre of the image, the vague shape of the small galaxy UGC 7983 appears as a hazy cloud of light and an asteroid can be seen as a row of four thin consecutive lines spreading from the left upper corner."A host of astronomical objects throng this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Background galaxies ranging from stately spirals to fuzzy ellipticals are strewn across the image, and bri...
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