Telescope

Astronomers can now see galaxies of all shapes and sizes from nearly every angle, thanks to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The mesmerising perspective of a galaxy seen edge-on reveals a dazzling slice of the universe. One such galaxy is the Little Sombrero, also known as NGC 7814 or Caldwell 43. On its official Instagram handle, the Hubble Space Telescope shared a photo of the galaxy. Set against a background of more distant galaxies, the Little Sombrero has a bright central bulge, a thin disc of dust, and a glowing halo…

Strap yourselves in, something really cool is coming. Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration are about to present the world with new information about our galaxy.  The exact contents of the announcement have been closely guarded by the scientific community, but it's being called a "groundbreaking discovery in the Milky Way". You can watch the press conference live right here, and follow our live blog below, to find out what exactly the discovery is at the same time we…

By SciTechDaily.com May 12, 2022An artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Credit: Image courtesy of ESA/AOES MedialabToday (May 12, 2022) at 9:00 a.m. EDT (6:00 a.m. PDT, 15:00 CEST) The European Southern Observatory (<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>ESO</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Created in 1962, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is a 16-nation intergovernmental…

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised astronomy since its deployment in 1990. The telescope, which has a crystal-clear perspective of the universe and is far above rain clouds, light pollution, and atmospheric distortions, has taken some stunning photos of the most distant stars as well as planets in our solar system. A new image from the telescope reveals a fascinating spiral galaxy called Caldwell 5. This galaxy is approximately 11 million light-years from Earth. The image is notable for the galaxy's…

We already knew that NASA’s James Webb space telescope was going to offer some insane quality images. However, NASA has now released a new comparison to give you an idea of the James Webb’s photo quality now that everything is fully aligned. NASA’s James Webb telescope has insane photo quality Computer, enhance! Compare the same target — seen by Spitzer & in Webb’s calibration images. Spitzer, NASA's first infrared Great Observatory, led the way for Webb’s larger primary mirror & improved detectors…

All four science instruments on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have achieved "perfect alignment" in advance of the telescope's official debut this summer, project officials said in a news teleconference on Monday (May 9).  "I'm delighted to report that the telescope alignment has been completed with performance even better than we had anticipated," Michael McElwain, James Webb Space Telescope project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland said, according to CBS News."We basically reached a perfect…

Comparison of a Webb Space Telescope Mid-Infrared Instrument image of the Large Magellanic Cloud and a past image of the same view using the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (left), NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI (right)<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency…

James Webb Space Telescope has recently released some test pictures of a neighboring satellite galaxy and they looked stunning as compared to images taken by Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA’s previous infrared observatory When compared, each of the 18 mirror segments is bigger for James Webb than Spitzer. Computer, enhance! Compare the same target — seen by Spitzer & in Webb’s calibration images. Spitzer, NASA's first infrared Great Observatory, led the way for Webb’s…

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera achieved great feats for the American Space agency. The retired observatory has captured several spectacular images of the deep space until recently. It was the first of its kind to provide high-resolution images of the near- and mid-infrared universe. And, now, we are glad that it has received a worthy successor. We are referring to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. One of the four instruments placed on this telescope has delivered an image of a portion of the sky…

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Avoiding distortions of the atmosphere, Hubble has an unobstructed view peering at planets, stars, and galaxies, some more than 13.4 billion light-years away. Credit: NASAHubble’s launch and deployment in April 1990 marked the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo’s telescope. Thanks to five servicing missions and more than 30 years of operation, our view of the universe and our place within it has never been the…