Scientific observation

Swatch lets you put a Webb space image on a watch face

2023-10-05 01:59 PM by Alex Smith

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 …

The famed Crab Nebula observed through X-rays by NASA’s IXPE

2023-05-11 10:12 AM by Alex Smith

A new perspective on the Crab Nebula, one of astronomy’s most beautiful creations, has been provided by a NASA X-ray instrument. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observatory was launched in December 2021 and is presently orbiting Earth, observing X-ray sources like black holes and pulsars from space. Despite being an essential tool for scientists …