A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its beautiful images highlighting the intensity of star-birth in the region and deepening the mystery of why star formation at the very heart of our galaxy is so sluggish. Sagittarius B2 is a dense …
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A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if all goes according to plan. Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been hunting for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) from low Earth orbit (LEO) for more than two decades. Sparse …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A cluster of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday morning to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communications and threaten astronauts in flight. The three satellites soared from Kennedy Space Center shortly after sunrise on the same SpaceX rocket. They aimed for a sun-orbiting lookout 1 million miles …
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Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three new missions Wednesday to investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. At 7:30 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration …
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For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years. When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity’s most amazing accomplishments, a …
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For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years. When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity’s most amazing accomplishments, a …
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Astronomers have discovered a new object that could help shed light on mysterious “little red dots” that were first spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2022. The newfound object, dubbed “the Cliff,” suggests that the little red dots represent a totally new class of cosmic objects known as a “black hole star,” the researchers say. This newly …
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The mission is named for George Carruthers, an engineer and solar physicist who developed an ultraviolet camera placed on the Moon by the Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972. This camera captured the first view of the geocorona, a term coined by Carruthers himself. The 531-pound (241-kilogram) Carruthers observatory was built by BAE Systems, with instruments provided by the University of …
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Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may sound like the ultimate SciFi adventure. Just imagine floating through the modules, gazing down on Earth from 400 kilometers above, and conducting experiments in the vacuum of space. But behind the awe-inspiring views and high-tech equipment lies a very different reality. The ISS is a fragile environment, a habitat carefully engineered to …
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SpaceX just sent three space weather probes to the final frontier. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Sept. 24) at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT), carrying NASA’s IMAP mission and and two other spacecraft. Each probe has its own objectives, but all three will work toward the same larger goal: help scientists …
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