Astronomers using the MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) camera aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the molecular cloud L1527. L1527, shown in this image from Webb’s MIRI instrument, is a molecular cloud that harbors the IRAS 04368+2557 protostar. The more diffuse blue light and the filamentary structures in the …
A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found previously unseen structures and activity in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. The region observed in the study using the Webb Telescope is located right above the Great Red Spot. According to NASA, the Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system, twice as …
Two asteroids, one of them discovered earlier in June, passed by the Earth this week, a rare occurrence with serendipitous timing to commemorate the International Asteroid Day, according to space agencies around the world.None of the asteroids posed any threat to the planet, they said. Explaining the footage taken by The Virtual Telescope Project, astrophysicist …
The European Space Agency (ESA) satisfies the curiosity of space lovers by sharing intriguing posts that give a glimpse into the world beyond our home planet. One such post shows “first-ever star clusters” from 460 million years after the Big Bang. The ESA shared a visual showing “the first-ever star clusters” from 460 million years …
What colour pops in your mind when you hear Mars? For most, it is the rusty red surface of our neighbouring planet. In a recent post, however, the European Space Agency (ESA) shared photos that show the Red Planet in a never-seen-before light. The visuals have stunned people. The European Space Agency (ESA) shared an …
The European Space Agency (ESA) often shares posts on Instagram that leave people stunned. Their latest share is no different, as it shows a phenomenon that reveals the secrets about how stars are born. Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, the visuals will leave you surprised. The visuals capturing a “rare” phenomenon of newborn …
The star system is located 3,400 light-years away. The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday shared a stunning picture of a mysterious star system. The star is located 3,400 light-years away in the Sagitta constellation and comprises a red giant and its white dwarf companion. ESA called it the ”Cosmic dance of ice and fire”, noting …
The European Space Agency (ESA) shared an incredible picture of a star that has left people mesmerised. Calling it the “Cosmic dance of fire and ice”, the agency posted a series of images which together form the entire picture of the symbiotic star system Mira HM Sge. On Instagram, ESA posted this photo of Mira …
ESA and China Space Agency , Collaboration Detects Negative Ions , on Dark Side of Moon. China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed on the dark side of the Moon, successfully gathered samples and lifted off in just over 48 hours. . ‘Futurism’ reports that the historic feat resulted in the first-ever samples collected from the far …
For the first time, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has made a connection between the soup of high energy particles streaming out of the Sun, and a particular region on the Sun’s surface. The feat opens up a novel approach for solar physicists to study the source regions of solar wind. ESA’s Solar Orbiter has traced …