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10Jun

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 10 June 2023: Mars with Beehive!

[ad_1] The month of June will be quite interesting for skywatchers! Mars and Venus will be seen gradually approaching each other in the western sky after sunset. Adjacent to these celestial wonders is the captivating blue-white star known as Regulus, which serves as the heart of the constellation Leo, the lion. Furthermore, slowly and gradually, from the 20th to the 22nd of June, the crescent Moon will pass through this celestial region, creating a particularly spectacular view at dusk on June 21st.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stunning image of the red planet Mars near the stars of the open cluster Messier 44. In this month, the evening skies of planet Earth will also showcase Mars and Venus as prominent celestial guests. After sunset, these two celestial bodies will s...

Wow! Hubble Telescope does it again, captures stunning globular star cluster

9Jan

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Wow! Hubble Telescope does it again, captures stunning globular star cluster

[ad_1] Hubble Telescope continues to impress despite the new kid in town, James Webb Space Telescope. Now, NASA's old Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning globular cluster of stars. Although the brand-new James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured some incredible images of celestial events, the Hubble Space Telescope has once again proved that it even though it may be old, it is still capable of capturing breathtaking images. Hubble Telescope has just captured a mesmerizing image of a scattered cluster of colourful stars. The image was released by NASA on their website, which co-manages the Hubble Space Telescope along with the European Space Agency (ESA).The Hubble Telescope has yet another feather in its cap by capturing a galactic globular cluster that resides in ou...

5Jan

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 5 January 2023: The Pleiades Star Cluster

[ad_1] NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stunning picture of the Pleiades star cluster, the cosmic cloud located 400 light-years away from Earth. Stars are the most widely recognized astronomical objects, and represent the most fundamental building blocks of galaxies. They are celestial objects millions of years old floating in space. The older and bigger the star, the brighter it appears. They are formed in star-forming regions called Nebulae. The makeup of a Nebula consists of gases, mainly hydrogen and helium. After formation, many stars form groups from the same Nebula, which is known as a Star Cluster. According to NASA, Star clusters can contain as few as ten stars or as many as millions of stars.NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is of the Pleiades Star Cluster with its...

Magnetized dead star likely has a solid surface: NASA satellite data

7Nov

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Magnetized dead star likely has a solid surface: NASA satellite data

[ad_1] The study, published in the journal Science and led by researchers at the University of Padova, uses data from a NASA satellite. A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetized dead star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmosphere. The team looked at IXPE's observation of magnetar 4U 0142 61, located in the Cassiopeia constellation, about 13,000 light years away from Earth. This was the first time polarised X-ray light from a magnetar had been observed. Magnetars are neutron stars very dense remnant cores of massive stars that have exploded as supernovae at the ends of their lives. Unlike other neutron stars, they have an immense magnetic field the most powerful in the universe. They emit bright X-rays and show erratic periods...