NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ultraviolet view of Jupiter. NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) NASA has just published a new image of the giant planet, Jupiter to coincide with its annual opposition this week. However, there is something extraordinary about this photo—taken …
An artistic illustration shows Theia impacting the proto-Earth. Artwork by Hernan Canellas/image courtesy of ASU Deep inside our planet are two giant “blobs,” the leftovers of an ancient world that collided with Earth. The blobs, which are in the mantle near the center of the Earth beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, have been known …
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula in the search for answers about the … [+] supernova remnant’s origins. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) have revealed new details in infrared light. Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, T. Temi The James Webb Space Telescope has returned spectacular new images of …
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At an average of 140 million miles away, Mars is pretty much in Earth’s planetary backyard. With a well-timed launch, a rocket can reach it in less than a year. Since 1965, humankind has successfully sent over 20 missions—flybys, orbiters, landers, rovers—to survey Mars’s dusty terrains. And we’ve learned a lot about our neighbor, from …
ESA/Swatch Space fans have been marveling at the stunning images beamed to Earth by the James Webb Space Telescope ever since it went into operation last year. The most powerful space telescope ever built is using its near-infrared camera (NIRCam) to peer deeper into space than ever before, with scientists hoping that its discoveries could …
This artist’s concept shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like. NASA/JPL-Caltech TRAPPIST-1 fascinates planetary scientists. Just 39 light-years from us exist seven planets orbiting a star. It’s not an exact match for our solar system—the host star is a red dwarf, a star much cooler than the sun—but all of the seven planets …
There are 11,000 Earth-like exoplanets around sun-like stars within 326 light-years, according to a … [+] scientist. getty There could be 11,000 Earth-like exoplanets around sun-like stars within 326 light-years, according to a scientist. The mathematical study, which could help astronomers and astrobiologists in the hunt for life, also claims that life could exist on …
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to be decommissioned in 2031, at which point it will have spent three decades orbiting Earth. But NASA doesn’t want to leave the 356-feet-long (109 meters) facility drifting in orbit as it would add to the growing amount of hazardous space junk already in low-Earth orbit, and would …
A composite image, annotated at JPL using visualization software, showing Perseverance’s path through a dense section of boulders. The pale blue line indicates the course of the center of the front wheel hubs, while darker blue lines show the paths of the rover’s six wheels. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has used its self-driving smarts …
ESA/NASA Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) keep a busy schedule during their six-month stints in orbit. Most of their time is taken up with carrying out scientific research in the unique microgravity conditions that the facility provides, while the occasional spacewalk takes care of upgrades and general maintenance. The research programs include …