An image of a Russian Satellite. Credit: iStock In a test of an anti-satellite missile on Monday, November 15, Russia demolished one of its older satellites. Members of the International Space Station were obliged to seek refuge in their spacecraft in the immediate aftermath of the test because the impact produced a cloud of space debris...
This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows wide (left) and close-up (right) views of the moon-forming disc surrounding PDS 70c, a young Jupiter-like planet nearly 400 light-years away. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al. New high-resolution observations reveal a Moon-forming area around exoplanet PDS 70c. The...
See Venus and the first-quarter moon, as well! Mercury, Venus and the first-quarter moon — along with the stars Spica and Arcturus — will appear to form a straight line in the evening sky on Sept. 13, 2021. This sky map shows the view from New York City at approximately 7 p.m. local time. Credit: SkySafari app Mercury...
An international group of scientists led by a renowned Harvard astronomer revealed a new initiative Monday to seek proof of technology built by extraterrestrial civilizations. Named the Galileo Job, it envisions producing a worldwide network of medium-sized telescopes, video cameras, and computers to examine unknown flying objects. So far, it was funded with $1.75 million...
How did it all start? This image maps the cooler infrared emission from interstellar dust found throughout the interstellar medium. NASA/JPL-Caltech As humanity has rolled in beyond into space, we have come to learn a great deal even more concerning the lifecycle of the solar system. From a collapsing cloud of gas into an all-new star to an...
Titan Galaxy Cluster Magnifies the Light from a Distant Supernova and Splits It into Multiple Images Individuals over the centuries have not been reluctant to make forecasts concerning the future. However, a few of them should have maintained their projections to themselves. The head of state of the Michigan Savings Bank, as an example, forecasted...
Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, C. Britt This contrasting view shows blowing dust bubbles and an emerging gas shell-- the last acts of a monster star. You can check out the information of the nebula bordering the star AG Carinae in the high-resolution pictures listed below. This Photo of the Week showcases new sights of...
Dogged monitoring assisted researchers in sniffing out a far better understanding of the space rock. The image shows the asteroid Kleopatra and its two small moons, AlexHelios and CleoSelene, based on data gathered in July 2017. Credit: ESO/Vernazza, Marchis et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS) New monitorings of an asteroid shaped like a dog bone and its two tiny...
In this image, Jupiter is shown in visible light for context underneath an artistic impression of the Jovian upper atmosphere’s infrared glow. The brightness of this upper atmosphere layer corresponds to temperatures, from hot to cold, in this order: white, yellow, bright red and lastly, dark red. The aurorae are the hottest regions and...
Our Galaxy galaxy will undoubtedly endure in its present kind of bit longer than some astronomers had believed, a new research study suggests. A view of the Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, with measurements of the motions of stars within the galaxy. This spiral galaxy is the nearest large neighbor of our Milky Way. (Image...
