Tag: Telescope
Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars
Scientists have directly imaged eight dim objects accompanying very bright stars within the Gaia data catalog, including so-called “failed stars,” otherwise known as brown dwarfs. [more…]
James Webb telescope spots a dozen newborn stars spewing gas in the same direction — and nobody is sure why
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have observed a strange stellar phenomenon for the first time ever: A group of baby stars painting [more…]
James Webb Telescope Helps Enhance Technology
WASHINGTON – The James Webb Telescope is delivering amazing photos of space like we’ve never seen before. “It’s a new window into the history of [more…]
Equipment failure on NASA’s Hubble space telescope means fewer observations, officials say
Hubble has run into more trouble. The space telescope slipped into a hibernating state more than a week ago when one of its three remaining gyroscopes [more…]
Powerful Webb Telescope captures most distant known galaxy, scientists say
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured what scientists believe is the most distant known galaxy, after observing what astronomers call a “Cosmic Dawn” [more…]
James Webb telescope sees ‘birth’ of 3 of the universe’s earliest galaxies in world-1st observations
For the first time ever, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have detected some of the earliest galaxies in the known universe [more…]
Amazing new images of galaxies and nebulae caught by Euclid telescope
Euclid’s image of the star-forming region Messier 78 Messier 78 ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO [more…]
Giant stellar nursery revealed in new images from ESA’s space telescope
A massive cradle of baby stars has been observed in new detail by a European space telescope, adding to its celestial collection of images. The [more…]
Euclid space telescope captures tens of thousands of glittering galaxies
Stunning new images from the Euclid space telescope show a dazzling array of starry sights, released to celebrate the first science published from the telescope’s [more…]
Merger of massive black holes from early universe uncovered by Webb telescope
Black holes seen grabbing wayward stars in 3D simulation At Northwestern University, astrophysicists conducted a simulation in which black holes can be seen “taking bites” [more…]
