This is an artist’s concept of the nearby exoplanet, LTT 1445Ac, which is the size of Earth. NASA, ESA, L. Hustak (STScI) Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have measured an exoplanet and found it to be almost exactly the same size as Earth. However, despite it being Earth-sized, with a rocky surface and nearly …
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, … [+] October 13, 2023 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA via Getty Images From a spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse to a landmark launch via new views of galaxies and some incredible Jupiter …
Neptune from Voyager 2 spacecraft, c1980s. The Voyager 2 space probe was launched by NASA in August … [+] 1977. The purpose of the Voyager programme was to study the outer Solar System. Artist NASA. (Photo by Heritage Space/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Getty Images As our sun waxes towards it’s once-every-11 -years “solar maximum,” fears about …
Topline NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its one-year anniversary by unveiling a captivating image that captures the formation of 50 young stars in exquisite detail. This includes stars that hint at the future development of planetary systems. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope showcases the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, which is the closest star-forming region …
The James Webb Space Telescope, on its first anniversary, unveils a mesmerizing image of star birth within the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. The image showcases intricate details and an impressionistic texture, providing scientists with a unique and unprecedented view of the cosmos. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI) …