NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, gathering vital data on their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing planetary defense efforts. (Artistic concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed by Earth. Researchers at NASA‘s Jet … Read more
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have studied the interaction of a quasar with satellite galaxies, gaining crucial insights into the growth of galaxies in the early universe, the mass of black holes, and chemical evolution. (Artistic concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com An international research group used the James Webb Space Telescope to witness the dramatic … Read more
When NASAThe Juno orbiter flew close by a Jupiter moonsaw a few volcanic plumes spewing material into the air roomsomething the robotic spacecraft had not previously captured. The plumes rise high above Jupiter’s planet Io. third largest moon. It is the most volcanically active world in our solar system, with astronomers believing hundreds of volcanoes … Read more
An international research team, led by the Italian National Astrophysical Institute (INAF), has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to capture an extraordinary event in the distant Universe: the dramatic interaction between a quasar and two massive satellite galaxies in the PJ308-21 system. This remarkable discovery provides new insights into the growth of galaxies … Read more
Map of the line emission from hydrogen (in red and blue) and oxygen (in green) in the PJ308-21 system, shown after masking the light from the central quasar (“QSO”). The different colors of the quasar’s host galaxy and companion galaxies in this map reveal the physical properties of the gas within it. Credit: Decarli/INAF/A&A 2024 … Read more
The best character action games let me get into the combat flow state. I love rushing toward my target, peppering them with attacks, deftly dodging them, launching them into the air, and juggling their bodies until they finally collapse—or in the case of Zenless Zone ZeroExploding in a kaleidoscope of neons reminiscent of a 90s … Read more
L1527 and Protostar (MIRI image). Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute The cosmos seems to come to life with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Taken with Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), this fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming … Read more
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a breathtaking image of NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy located about 49 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. This image, which shows the galaxy in remarkable detail, provides valuable insights into the processes of star formation and the energy dynamics within galaxies. Hubble’s high-resolution image provides a … Read more
NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission to Mars, today completed its 100,000th orbit around the Red Planet, the mission team announced in a press release. rack. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency has released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The … Read more
This infographic shows how much data and how many images NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has collected in its 23-year operation around the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to reach a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since its launch 23 years ago. During that … Read more